Khaberni - French prosecutors expressed their optimism on Friday regarding the arrest of the thieves who carried out the stunning robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris last week, after investigators found more than 150 DNA samples, fingerprints and other evidence at the scene of the theft.
Paris Chief Prosecutor, Laure Beccu, told "West France" newspaper that over 150 DNA samples, fingerprints, and other evidence were found at the scene, as well as a helmet, cutting tools, gloves, a jacket, and other items left behind by the thieves.
She added: "The analyses will take time, although they are a priority for the laboratories. We expect to get results within the next few days which could provide us with evidence, especially if the perpetrators have a criminal record."
Beccu stated that about 100 investigators from units specializing in serious crime and trafficking of cultural artifacts are now involved in chasing the thieves.
The Louvre Museum was evacuated and closed on Sunday morning after four masked thieves stormed the Apollo Gallery, which houses the remaining French Crown Jewels.
The thieves broke into two display cabinets and fled with eight pieces of jewelry previously owned by French queens and empresses, estimated to be worth 88 million euros (approximately $102 million).
