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Archive photo · 13 April 2017Four Masked Robbers Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Euros From De Beers Store in Paris
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Four masked armed robbers stole from De Beers in central Paris (2nd arrondissement). Loot valued at around one million euros.
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De Beers heist in Paris
Armed robbers attacked a De Beers jewelry store in Paris's 2nd arrondissement on Thursday morning, then fled on motorcycles after stealing luxury goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros. Paris police said the robbery happened at 11:15 a.m. in the city’s central 2nd arrondissement, and France 24 said the robbers showed weapons during the attack but did not fire them.
A De Beers Group spokesperson confirmed the robbery at the company’s De Beers store on Rue de la Paix, near Place Vendôme, and the spokesperson told AP there were "no serious injuries". Fabien Bogais, a representative of the Alliance police union in Paris, told reporters on the scene that four suspects arrived wielding rifles and stole goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros in a matter of minutes.
Loot estimates and suspects
Police sources and authorities told Almanaque Puebla that four armed individuals robbed a De Beers jewelry store in Paris and escaped on motorcycles with loot valued at more than one million euros. Clarin said armed criminals robbed jewelry and other items valued at more than one million euros (1.1 million dollars) from a De Beers jewelry store in Paris and fled on motorcycles.
France 24 described four black-clad individuals speeding away from De Beers in Paris's second arrondissement, while the suspects in the other accounts were described as wearing balaclavas or ski masks. A police source told Clarin that four masked suspects fled on motorcycles toward the highway, and Paris police said they had deployed a operation to locate them.
Investigation and store closure
The prosecutor’s office opened an investigation for "armed robbery committed by an organized gang," and the case was handled by a specialized unit in organized crime. El Mundo said the De Beers store would remain closed to allow investigations, and the company was providing welfare support after the robbery.
France 24 said police were searching for those responsible after the heist, while Paris police also deployed an operation to locate the suspects. Fabien Bogais told reporters that the attackers did not use their weapons, and he said the thieves wore helmets while he could not say whether they had covered their faces with clothing or balaclavas.