Paris police search for robbers after De Beers theft

• Paris police are searching for robbers who targeted a jeweller in the second arrondissement at 11.15am on Nov 12, then escaped on motorcycles.
• Police said the suspects showed weapons but did not fire them, and no one was hurt during the heist.
• French media reported the jeweller was De Beers; the value of the stolen items was not immediately clear.

PARIS – Police are searching for individuals who robbed jeweller De Beers in central Paris at 11.15am on Nov 12, before fleeing on motorcycles.

Paris police did not name the jeweller, which it said was located in the second arrondissement, but French media reported that it was De Beers.

The individuals showed weapons during the robbery but did not fire them, Paris police said, adding that no one was hurt.

De Beers, whose flagship store is located less than 300m away from the French justice ministry, did not respond to a request for comment.

French media showed videos of black-clad individuals with helmets on walking on the pavement in front of the jeweller holding guns before the heist and motorcycles speeding away.

The value of the items taken was not immediately clear. REUTERS