Giant diamond heist at Brussels airport

February 19, 2013 15:46

Armed robbers have pulled off a spectacular heist at Brussels airport, making off with diamonds worth 350 million euros (USD 465 million), Belgian public television reported today. The raid saw the gang of thieves hit a Brinks transport truck as its contents were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft bound for Zurich, it said. Belgian prosecutors confirmed that a raid had been carried out at the airport, but did not specify what was stolen. They were expected to provide more details later in the day.

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