P ARIS -- In what could be the first major break in the investigation of the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum, police have found traces of DNA on items the thieves left behind in their hasty getaway, French authorities told ABC News.

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Two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves suspects left behind after a jewelry heist at the Louvre on Sunday, French police told ABC News. In what could be the first major break in the investigation of the $102 million jewel heist at the Louvre Museum,

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A major development in the manhunt to find the four people who robbed the Louvre Museum in Paris has been revealed. According to French police, two traces of DNA were found in one of the helmets and one of the gloves the suspects left behind at the scene of the crime.