Motorway thieves steal French jewels

Veröffentlicht: 11.03.2015 - 16:20 | Risk Prevention & Consulting

Armed thieves have seized a reported €9m (£6m; $9.5m) worth of jewels from two armoured lorries at a French motorway toll booth.

As many as 15 hooded attackers seized the vehicles at about midnight on Tuesday on the A6 motorway at Avallon, 220km (140 miles) south-east of Paris.