France, Oct. 30 -- Police have arrested five more suspects linked to the theft of treasures worth €88 million from the Louvre museum's Apollo gallery, the Paris prosecutor has said, expressing hope the latest developments will help them find the missing jewels.

The five were arrested late Wednesday night in separate police operations in Paris and surrounding areas, including the Seine-Saint-Denis region, Prosecutor Laure Beccuau told RTL radio on Thursday.

One is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on 19 October, the prosecutor said. He was identified through DNA traces left at the crime scene.

She gave no further details about what role the other four newly ar...