Louvre heist suspect is social media star and former museum security guard, reports say

The individual, identified as Abdoulaye N, is one of four suspects being held for the theft of jewels worth tens of millions of pounds

One of the men arrested on suspicion of stealing 88m (77m) of crown jewels from the Louvre museum is a minor social media star with a passion for motorbikes who has worked as a security guard at the Pompidou centre, French media have reported.

Identified by justice officials as Abdoulaye N, the 39-year-old man was arrested at his home in Aubervilliers, the suburb north of Paris where he was born, six days after the 19 October heist. He faces charges of organised theft and criminal conspiracy.