Paris taxi (symbolic image): Attack on entrepreneur
Photo: THOMAS SAMSON/ AFP
Two men stole luxury goods worth an estimated three million euros in a robbery of a taxi stuck in a traffic jam in Paris.
The two perpetrators approached the taxi on a scooter, smashed a window and broke open the trunk.
They are said to have stolen a suitcase and a handbag from a luxury brand, report the newspaper "Le Parisien" and the news agency AFP.
The suitcase is said to have contained jewelry worth three million euros.
perpetrators on the run
The owner, Brazilian and head of a luxury cosmetics company, was on her way from the airport to the Paris fashion shows with three employees.
The public prosecutor's office began investigations into theft.
It is unclear to what extent the perpetrators had specifically chosen the victim.
The two suspects were able to escape.
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