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Brazilian robbed of jewellery worth millions on way to Paris Fashion Week

A Brazilian businesswoman travelling to Paris Fashion Week has reported being robbed of jewellery worth almost $3 million after her taxi was attacked in a traffic jam outside the French capital, police sources told AFP on Thursday. The woman said two men on a scooter smashed the cab window on the road to Paris from Charles de Gaulle airport on...

Fashion

Armed robbers hit Chanel boutique in central Paris

Three robbers with pump-action shotguns raided a Chanel boutique in central Paris on Thursday, fleeing with a large haul of luxury goods, a police source said. The source said the stolen goods were valued at "several hundreds of thousands of euros". The robbery took place in the city's chic Avenue Montaigne, home to many luxury stores, which is...

Retail|UPDATE

10 hostages held at gun point in Primark near Paris

The hostage situation has come to an end. At approximately 10:30 am local time, the hostages held within the Primark store were evacuated. Intial reports indicated that ten employees where held hostage but 19 hostages were found - 18 members of staff and one person who came to refill the snack machines. French elite police forces are currently...