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The thieves' carelessness with DNA allowed police to work out their identities.

In broad daylight on Sunday 19 October, thieves broke into the Louvre's first-floor Apollo Gallery.

The auditor released its 153-page report after a team of thieves used low-tech methods to break into the museum last month and steal France’s crown jewels, drawing attention to the Louvre’s porous security.

Prosecutors said the thieves were inside for four minutes and made their escape on two scooters waiting outside at 09:38, before switching to cars.

Two of the alleged thieves - who had been arrested earlier - later admitted their involvement in the theft, while the fourth person has not yet been caught.