Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris's Louvre museum, French media say, BBC reported.

The Paris prosecutor's office said one of the men had been taken into custody as he was preparing to take a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the world's most-visited museum last Sunday, when four thieves wielding power tools broke into the building in broad daylight, according to BBC.

France's justice minister has conceded security protocols "failed", leaving the country with a "terrible image".