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Armed robbers seize jewels worth 4m euros from Ritz hotel in Paris

Published Thu, Jan 11, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    Paris

    ARMED robbers launched a spectacular raid on the world famous Ritz hotel in Paris on Wednesday, making off with an estimated 4 million eurosworth of jewels, the latest in a string of high-profile heists in the French capital.

    The gang of five men armed with hatchets arrived at the hotel in Paris' luxurious Place Vendome around 6.30pm (1730 GMT) before smashing the windows on the ground floor and making off with the jewels.

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