As a deadline fast approaches to either charge to release two suspects, a French lawmaker ripped security at the Louvre.

The “Louvre New Renaissance” plan launched earlier this year includes security improvements and modernization.

The Paris prosecutor said multiple suspects were arrested on Saturday evening, and hit out at leaks to the media.

The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after a spectacular daylight heist exposed woeful flaws in museum's security. On Friday a secret police escort oversaw the transfer of some of the remaining jewels to the Bank,

Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the now-infamous Apollo Gallery for a Louvre podcast says he warned a museum official of weaknesses in security.

The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum about itself and its direction.

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

Last week, eight crown jewels were stolen from the world-famous museum in Paris, which sparked public outrage and raised questions over museum security.View on euronews

French detectives announced that there is digital forensic evidence indicating that a security guard at the Louvre was in contact with the suspected thieves prior to the heist which has rocked