Brussels Airport Theft: Robbers seize diamonds worth 350mn Euro

Eight armed robbers disguised as police officers and brandishing machine guns have disappeared into thin air with diamonds worth 350 million euro ($467 million) while the gems were being loaded onto a plane at Brussels Airport on Monday evening, media reports say.


Two vehicles carrying four armed men drove up to a security van near the Swiss passenger plane, Reuters said, citing officials. The men were masked.

No shots were fired and nobody was injured. Both vehicles sped off and robbers got onto the tarmac after breaking through the fence that surrounds the airport.

The robbery was carried out with carefully orchestrated plans and a high degree of expertise. The robbers must have been familiar with the terrain well and would have perfected different strategies of escape in case complications arose.