A team of robbers raided a jewelry store Tuesday, January 26 in Paris for damage estimated at nearly 500,000 euros, a source close to the investigation said on Wednesday, confirming information from LCI.
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They blocked the front door with a scooter and three men smashed the windows with axes to take the jewelry,
" said the source.
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The facts took place in the center of the capital around 6:00 p.m., at the time of the curfew imposed by the health crisis, and the source was not aware of any injuries among the managers or any customers present.
The booty, initially estimated at 200,000 euros, was reassessed at "
nearly 500,000 euros
", according to the close source. The investigation was entrusted to the brigade for the repression of banditry (BRB) of the Paris judicial police.