Thieves pull off $50M diamond heist in Belgium airport

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Thieves in Belgium pulled off a diamond heist at the Brussels International Airport stealing approximately $50M worth of precious stones. Prosecutors are calling it the biggest diamond theft in recent years. Armed men broke through a hole in the airport security gate and took the cargo from airport personnel at gunpoint. The cargo had just been unloaded from a Helvetic Airways passenger plane. The ease at which the heist took place raised questions about security measures at Brussels airport.


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