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Armed robbers steal luxury goods from De Beers store in Paris
Armed robbers stole luxury goods from a De Beers store in Paris on Thursday morning.
The store is on Rue de la Paix, near Place Vendôme, in the city’s central 2nd arrondissement.
The goods were worth hundreds of thousands of euros, according to the company’s confirmation of the robbery.
Police said the robbers displayed weapons but did not use them, and no one was injured.
They fled on motorcycles after the robbery.
Police are deploying resources to find those responsible and said officers would examine the scene.
Armed robbers stole luxury goods from a jewelry store in Paris’s 2nd arrondissement and escaped on motorcycles.
Paris police said the robbery took place at about 11:15 a.m. on Thursday.
SCMP identified the store as a De Beers shop on Rue de la Paix; AP said police had not identified the store.
Police said the robbers displayed weapons but did not use them, and no one was injured.
Authorities said they were deploying resources to find those responsible and would examine the scene.
- Who
- Armed robbers. Police did not state how many.
- What
- They robbed a jewelry store and fled on motorcycles with luxury goods.
- When
- Thursday at about 11:15 a.m.
- Where
- The 2nd arrondissement in Paris. SCMP identified the store as being on Rue de la Paix.
- Why
- Not stated
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Armed robbers held up a jewelry store in Paris’s 2nd arrondissement and fled on motorcycles.
Police said they were deploying resources to track down those responsible and would examine the scene.
- Location
- Paris’s 2nd arrondissement
- Time
- About 11:15 a.m. on Thursday
- Store
- De Beers on Rue de la Paix, according to SCMP
- Loot
- Hundreds of thousands of euros’ worth of luxury goods, according to SCMP
- Injuries
- No one was injured