Watch shop latest heist target in Cannes
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The French Riviera resort of Cannes was once again the scene of a hold-up yesterday, just three days after a man robbed an upmarket hotel in one of the world’s biggest jewelry heists.
Two men armed with a grenade and gun burst into a store selling luxury watches and made off with 100 to 150 items, just a couple of blocks away from the Carlton hotel — the scene of a record US$136-million robbery on Sunday.
The glamorous Mediterranean resort has fallen prey to thieves several times this year, notably during the film festival in May, which attracted a glittering array of celebrities from the movie world.
Yesterday’s theft at the Kronometry store, which took place at 11am, has been valued at about 1.5 million euros (US$2 million).
The shop is one of many luxury stores on the posh beachfront Croisette avenue, and sits opposite the building where the famed Cannes film festival is held every year.
According to police, one man walked into the shop holding a grenade and the other followed with a gun. They threatened the manager and three sales people, asked them to open cabinets, took some 40 watches before escaping, without using their weapons.
The store was the victim of a one-million-euro heist in February, when robbers made away with some 150 watches.
Sunday’s theft at the Carlton, one of the biggest jewelry heists ever recorded worldwide, stunned police and media with its simplicity.
An armed man just walked into the hotel, which is popular with the rich and famous.
He made off on foot with earrings, pendants and other jewelry from the “Extraordinary Diamonds” show, put on by a group owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev.
The show was being held in a wing of the hotel that had direct access to the street.
Authorities, workers and unions have since questioned security at the Carlton hotel, where managers have been accused of being “a little careless.”
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