One of the men was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport as he was about to board a plane to Algeria, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported, citing sources.

The second person was arrested in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.

According to information provided by BFMTV, the suspects are around thirty years old and were already known to the police.

It has already been reported that four masked men broke into the Louvre last Sunday, stole jewels and fled on scooters. The theft lasted only a few minutes and took place in broad daylight, when the first visitors were already inside the museum.

Nine objects were stolen from the Louvre on Sunday, one of which - the crown of Empress Eugenie - was later found near the museum. The thieves apparently lost it during their escape. The crown, decorated with 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds, was damaged during the theft.

The thieves managed to escape with eight items dating back to the 19th century, including an emerald and diamond necklace that Napoleon gave to his second wife, Marie Louise.

Also stolen were a tiara that once belonged to Empress Eugenie and is adorned with nearly 2,000 diamonds, and a necklace that once belonged to the last queen of France, Marie Amalie. The necklace is encrusted with eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, according to the Louvre website.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez previously said the theft lasted seven minutes and was likely carried out by an experienced team, possibly foreigners.

French President Emmanuel Macron has promised that everything possible will be done to catch the thieves and recover the treasures stolen from the Louvre.

The value of the stolen jewels is estimated at 88 million euros, Paris prosecutor Laura Beko said on Tuesday, noting that the monetary estimates do not reveal the historical value of the stolen jewels to France.