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Brussels Airport diamond heist
Brussels Airport runway
Date18 February 2013
Time19:40 CET (estimated)
LocationBrussels Airport, Belgium
Coordinates50°54′5″N 4°29′4″E / 50.90139°N 4.48444°E / 50.90139; 4.48444
PerpetratorEight masked men
OutcomeApproximately US$50,000,000 in gems stolen

On 18 February 2013, eight masked gunmen in two cars with police markings stole approximately €38,000,000 (US$50,000,000, £33,000,000) worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound Fokker 100 operated by Helvetic Airways on the apron at Brussels Airport, Belgium, just before 20:00 CET.[1][2][3] The heist was accomplished without a single shot being fired.[1]

  1. ^ a b Chrisafis, Angelique (19 February 2013). "Diamond heist at Brussels airport nets gang up to £30m in gems". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ Casert, Raf (19 February 2013). "Diamond heist hits Swiss plane on Brussels tarmac". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Brussels diamond robbery nets 'gigantic' haul". BBC. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

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