The late-night operations in Paris and nearby Seine-Saint-Denis raised the total number of people arrested to seven.

FRANCE was rocked today by another dramatic heist after five heavily armed thugs raided a precious metals lab, according to media reports. A major police operation is now underway after the

French senators have acknowledged that the Louvre's security is outdated and needs urgent upgrades. On Tuesday, a delegation visited the museum following a recent heist where thieves stole jewels worth 88 million euros in under eight minutes.

As a deadline fast approaches to either charge to release two suspects in the $102 million Louvre jewel heist, the president of France's Senate Culture Committee said the museum is "not up to standard" for guarding it against other bandits.

Last Friday, the French police carried out the relocation of the jewels in a secret operation due to the museum's evident security flaws. The Louvre Museum in Paris has decided to move some of the most precious jewels from its exhibition to the Bank of France after the robbery it suffered last Sunday,

The robbery at the Louvre has done what no marketing campaign ever could: It has catapulted France’s dusty crown jewels — long admired at home,