Heavily armed robbers target convoy of Saudi prince in Paris, making off with 250,000 euros in cash and sensitive embassy documents


Heavily-armed robbers have attacked the motorcade of a Saudi prince in Paris, making off with €250,000 (£200,000) in banknotes and reportedly stealing "sensitive" documents, French police have confirmed.


Eight Kalashnikov-wielding assailants surrounded the motorcade at Porte de la Chapelle, northern Paris, as it was making its way from the Saudi embassy to an airport in Le Bourget, said police. There were no injuries.


During the spectacular heist at around 9pm on Sunday, the gunman stopped a Mercedes utility vehicle in the convoy and drove off with the car’s three occupants.


The assailants then let the three go and later burned the vehicle before vanishing.


No suspects have yet been apprehended.

According to the local daily Le Parisien, the men also stole documents said to be "sensitive".

"It's quite an unusual attack. They were clearly well-informed. It's true that it's quite a rare way of operating," the police source told AFP.

The Saudi embassy declined to comment.

The attack was highly “embarrassing” for Paris’ safety reputation among “Gulf residents who often travel with large sums of money”, according to Europe 1 radio.

While the attack was described as “rare”, there have been others on the outskirts of Paris.

Last month, around 15 individuals reportedly carried out a series of similar hold ups, blocking a road leading to the A6 motorway.

In July last year, daring thieves impersonated police officers to rob a senior official from the Saudi ministry of youth and sport shortly after his arrival in Paris – again near Le Bourget airport. The robbers made off with €200,000 (£160,000) in cash.

The robbers were armed and used two cars equipped with flashing lights and the word "Police" on them.

They stopped the car the Saudi official was travelling in and demanded an inspection of the boot, before making off with a suitcase containing €162,000, $30,000 and £10,000.

In Feburary, 2010, armed thieves stopped a vehicle carrying the Christina Chernovetska, daughter of the then mayor of Kiev, swiping jewellery worth 4.5 million euros.

According to Le Figaro, carjackers around Paris generally attack their prey on powerful, stolen motorbikes with false number plates, often targeting “women in luxury vehicles, tourists carrying large amounts of cash onboard taxis, and sometimes diplomatic vehicles”.

Tourists are also the targets of well-informed thieves.

Earlier this month, one Chinese visitor to the Chateau de Versailles lost €10,500 when thieves rifled through his pockets.

After recent complaints from China, France has stepped up security around Paris tourist attractions and has also urged shoppers to use credit cards instead of cash.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11040749/Gunmen-attack-Saudi-princes-motorcade-in-Paris.html

So armed robbers can rob a Price in broad light in one of the most beatify city in the World

I trust French Police to get them within the next 48 Hours. Maybe?

last week it was reported that a french police officer stole cocaine worth about $5m under a secured room, we can now see that bad things happens in western world but they will prefer to give we Africans bad names even when such crimes also takes place overthere. Waiting for france24

Chai, omo this robbers get mind oooooo.

Jackpot.French gangs are audacious and some of them are most french disenfranchised noth africans.


It is the people's money anyway.The privilege princes would have lavished it on exotic oyinbo super cars,champaign and women like nigerian politicians.

redsun: Jackpot.French gangs are audacious and some of them are most french disenfranchised noth africans.


It is the people's money anyway.The privilege princes would have lavished it on exotic oyinbo super cars,champaign and women like nigerian politicians.

Why u dey bring Africans into this now, the robbers are French and nothing more!

We are humans

I would like 2know d identity of these sharp guys hope they are nt 4rm my papa's land

My last penny! A naija dude must be linked !!!

Thank God it was nt Nigeria it happenned if nt, the western world could have started rubish our image. So western world also rob.

The money stolen is 'nothing' to the Saudi Prince

Hm

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He spends 1m in a club and complains when robbers collect their tithe.
Useless poo shyt

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