€2m gem thieves say sorry for the mess

Thieves who grabbed €2million of diamonds from a Paris dealer left a note to apologise.

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Published Wednesday 21 June 2017 - 15:00 Modified Wednesday 21 June 2017 - 15:00

They had broken into the diamond dealer’s office near the Pompidou Centre from a neighbouring property. Their message, inspired by Albert Spaggiari’s 1976 raid on Nice branch of Société Générale said ‘No weapons, no violence. Sorry for the inconvenience’.