$50m armed robbery from cargo hold of Swiss-bound flight

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19/02/2013

Armed robbers have successfully escaped with around $50m worth of diamonds from Brussels International Airport late last-night. The robbery on a Swiss-bound flight operated by Helvetic Airways, which lasted a matter of minutes, took place on the tarmac of the Belgian airport while it was being loaded. With an array of reports now circulating we have found this account of the robbery by The Independent to be the fullest.

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