PARIS: Armed men raided the Bulgari luxury jewellery shop on the swanky Place Vendome in Paris in broad daylight Saturday, fleeing with a haul of unknown value, police said.
Armed men rob jewellery shop in Paris
Police said that three unknown men on two motorbikes entered the shop in the popular tourist area at around 1:45pm local time. AFP reported that the level of the damage and the loot they got away with is being assessed.
The same store was also targeted in an armed robbery in 2021, the damage of which was estimated around 10 million euros.
Video posted on social media on Saturday appeared to show two black motorbikes parked on the roadway in front of the jewellery store. A probe into robbery has been started, the prosecutor’s office told the media.
After the 2021 heist at the store, one of the robbers was injured in the leg by police personnel. He was captured, charged as well as imprisoned. In June 2022, two other suspects were arrested.
