BREAKING: Armed thieves pull off huge diamond heist | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 20574169 United States 02/19/2013 03:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Machine-gun toting robbers disguised as police have made off with more than $60 million worth of uncut diamonds in a spectacular heist at Brussels airport. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34591277 Officials say a gang of eight armed thieves drove two vans through a perimeter fence and pulled up alongside a Helvetic passenger plane bound for Switzerland. They then forced open the cargo hold to reach the rough gems that had just been loaded. The thieves stole a swag of uncut and polished diamonds in a matter of minutes, according to Brussels airport spokesman Jan Van der Cruysse. [link to www.abc.net.au] dayum |