$50 mn haul in diamonds as robbers pull off sensational heist at Brussels airport
AFP: Brussels, Feb 19 2013, 19:49 IST
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.
A statement from the airport said the robbers drove through barriers on the tarmac to get airside.
Reports said no shots were fired, no-one was injured and the heist was completed within a matter of minutes.
One of the vehicles was found afterwards burnt out near the airport, local police added.
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