Valuable diamonds stolen in Paris

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Thieves have stolen two diamonds worth about 11.5m euros (�7.82m) from a trade fair at one of Paris' top museums.
The gems were taken from a display case at an antique and jewellery dealers' show at the Louvre Museum complex.

The thieves pounced when employees left the Chopard booth for about 15 minutes, police were quoted as saying.

The BBC's Allan Little, in Paris, says the theft happened in broad daylight in one of the most public places in the city, and that there was no violence.

It appears that the display case was not alarmed, although there are many security cameras in the complex, our correspondent says.

Police described the apparent lack of security as "rare".

The biggest diamond stolen was a 47-carat jewel worth an estimated six million euros. The other stone taken was about 30 carats, worth 5.5 million euros.



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