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Gunman robs Paris jewellers of 10 million euros
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 30 - 05 - 2009

A lone gunman robbed a chic Paris
jewellery store today, walking out of the Chopard shop on
Place Vendome with up to 10 million euros ($13.99 million) of
goods, Reuters cited police as saying.
Dressed in a suit, the man entered the prestigious boutique,
pulled out a gun and forced staff to hand over some 15 pieces of
jewellery, police said.
"The Chopard robbery on Place Vendome today must have been
for at least six million euros," a police spokesman said.
The man acted alone, another Paris police source said,
estimating his take could have reached as much 10 million euros.
Based in Switzerland, Chopard is known for adorning movie
stars strutting on red carpets at high-profile events such as
the Cannes film festival or Hollywood's Academy Awards.
Police have noted a marked increase in robberies in recent
years.
The heist, which took place in mid-afternoon, came after a
gang of armed men stole gems worth 85 million euros from
jewellers Harry Winston in Paris in December, a robbery
described by the media as one of the biggest in recent history.
The Harry Winston raid came almost a year to the day after
the same store was attacked by robbers who forced staff to empty
its safes, taking at least $16 million worth of jewels.
Earlier this month, two key members of the "Pink Panthers"
international gang of jewels thieves were arrested in Paris,
Interpol said.
The "Pink Panthers" have accumulated loot worth up to $200
million in an estimated 120 attacks on luxury stores in some 20
countries since their first robbery in London's chic Mayfair
district in 2003.


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