Armed robbers raided the Bulgari luxury jewellery boutique in the swanky Place Vendome in central Paris in broad daylight on Saturday.
It is the second time this Bulgari boutique in Paris has been hit by thieves in less than two years.PARIS - Armed robbers raided the Bulgari luxury jewellery boutique in the swanky Place Vendome in central Paris in broad daylight Saturday, making off with an estimated several million euros' worth of items, police and prosecutors said.
Three people who arrived on two motorbikes entered the store in the popular tourist district at around 1:45pm local time, a police source said, citing preliminary information.The full extent of the haul and damage estimated at several million euros was still being assessed, another source close to the inquiry told AFP.
The same Bulgari boutique was also targeted in a daylight armed robbery in September 2021, when thieves made off with some 10 million euros in loot. Video footage posted on social media networks on Saturday appeared to show two large black motorbikes parked on the pavement in front of the jewellery shop.Later, three men can be seen fleeing the scene on two motorbikes.Following the 2021 heist at the Bulgari store, one of the robbers was wounded in the leg by a police officer.In June 2022, two other suspects, aged 26 and 37 at the time, were arrested.The Italian jeweller Bulgari is owned by the French fashion conglomerate LVMH.
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