la furia: just unfortunate, nigeria international airport for that matter. somebody knew the money was comming, these wasnt a random attack at all. if robbers can attack intl airport easily what will happ if those idi,.ot (BH) decides to carry out practice at any of our airport, just imagine. typical nigeria govt, they wont put security in place, until something worse happens.

i hope the security at the airport is improved after this robbery.

Diamonds worth $50m stolen at Belgium airport
Police are hunting for a gang who pulled off one of the largest-ever diamond robberies at Brussels Airport after driving onto the runway and hitting a security truck.

Gems worth $50m were being loaded onto a Swiss aircraft bound for Zurich when the heavily armed robbers drove through barriers onto the tarmac to get airside.

The pilot, co-pilot and staff from a Brink's armoured car that transported the gems were held up but "no shots were fired and no-one was injured," Anja Bijnens of the Brussels prosecutor's office said of the robbery that was over "within minutes."

A burnt-out van was later found nearby.

The gems taken "included rough stones as well as cut diamonds from Antwerp that were being transported to Zurich," said Caroline De Wolf, a spokeswoman from Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC).

At least 120 packages, which were only part of the shipment, were reportedly seized by the robbers who were wearing police uniforms and carrying machine guns.

'Hollywood style'

The robbery, thought to have been committed by eight people, was "one of the biggest ever" said De Wolf, but gave no details as to who the shipment belonged to.

Jan Van Der Cruysee, a Brussels Airport spokesman, likened the operation to a movie.

"They were extremely well organised, they were very fast military wise, Hollywood style," Van Der Cruysee told Al Jazeera.

According to the AWDC, the global diamond business is worth more than $60bn each year, with about $200m worth of stones moving in and out of Antwerp every day.

The diamond community was "shocked by the brutal heist," said De Wolf in a subsequent statement. She said traders want "additional security measures" implemented at the airport.

In February 2005, about $100m worth of diamonds and jewels being shipped to Antwerp were stolen in a KLM vehicle at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.

But the record for a theft of diamonds was in Belgium, in February 2003, when $133m worth of stones were stolen from the vault of the Antwerp Diamond Centre.
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so what re u sayin again

dannysteve99@ya:
My friend the police tryed. Thank God u said it,when then went to Belgium,they took away 50,m whot of diamond & d police could not kill any one of them. He u are one of dem was guned down so u hv to appreciate dat.

Dthespian: 'POLICE LATER ARRIVED' people pls tell me sumtin I dnt know, aint there police and other security personnels at the airport on duty? Or culd it be that they av only d gate man and one janitor there? International Air-port fot that matter.....mehn! Tinz don tie wrapper for this country oo.GOD save Nigeria

segiwest: Sincerely, I hv tot abt robbers coming †̥ tis MMA cos it lacks security. Sometime ago, I was strolling down 4rm departure towards †ђξ car park @ nite, sighting †ђξ way †ђξ bureau †ђξ change displayed cash along †ђξ corridor, I knew someday robbers wud attack cos †ђξ airport lacks security.
4rm ikeja axis or oshodi axis, Ɣø̲̣Ʊ can enta †ђξ airport without strict searching ☺f̶̲̥̅̊ †ђξ car (in aπϑ out but som ppl wud take advantage ☺f̶̲̥̅̊ tis again), Ɣø̲̣Ʊ J̲̥̅̊u̶̲̥̅̊s̶̲̥̅̊t̲̥̅̊ drive thru †̥ †ђξ park @ †ђξ departure end.
†ђξ security r only busy extortin passengers, thm worst pass police on †ђξ street cos thm d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ earn dollars aπϑ pounds sef. If Ɣø̲̣Ʊ even Ơ̴̴̴̴͡.̮Ơ̴̴̴͡ thm, old aπϑ lazy ppl.

Symphony007: why won't you call jonathan because he is the security man at MMA. No one will mention mr eko oni baje, whoes state is now being overun with armned robbers. A state governour is responsible for security is his state, but why attack fashola? Jonathan is a jucier target!

hyperbaba: pix of those injure and killed in the attack

berem: abi o! convicts steal billions and are pardoned not to talk of armed robbers who steal in small amounts. Presidential pardon is all they need.

ddim22:
Why do you guys in this forum always talk like fools when things like this happen.Stop comparing misapprophation of funds by our leaders to armed robbery.There is no excuse for armed robbery and you can not compare the assault and battery coupled with the fear they put in people and killings during operation.
Looting the treasury is a crime quite alright but compared to armed robbery,it is a lesser crime.It is not about how much is stolen but the means used in stealing the money..If this armed robbers come to your house will you still hold brief for them.

ddim22:
Why do you guys in this forum always talk like fools when things like this happen.Stop comparing misapprophation of funds by our leaders to armed robbery.There is no excuse for armed robbery and you can not compare the assault and battery coupled with the fear they put in people and killings during operation.
Looting the treasury is a crime quite alright but compared to armed robbery,it is a lesser crime.It is not about how much is stolen but the means used in stealing the money..If this armed robbers come to your house will you still hold brief for them.

nwando: [size=18pt]The armed killers should just apply for presidential pardon [/size]

God help us

ddim22:
Why do you guys in this forum always talk like fools when things like this happen.Stop comparing misapprophation of funds by our leaders to armed robbery.There is no excuse for armed robbery and you can not compare the assault and battery coupled with the fear they put in people and killings during operation.
Looting the treasury is a crime quite alright but compared to armed robbery,it is a lesser crime.It is not about how much is stolen but the means used in stealing the money..If this armed robbers come to your house will you still hold brief for them.

Omexonomy: but fashola bosted that lagos is crime free

victorian:


Why won't they attack GEJ for everything... Smh.. Simply because Jonathan is not Yoruba.. While Fashola can do no wrong, irrespective of the fact that Lagos is not safe.