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08/04/2015
Police Hunt For Gang In Connection With Jewellery Heist In London
Burglars have broken into a vault and stole cash and jewels in central London.
They reportedly broke through a wall and abseiled down a lift shaft in a raid believed to be worth around £200 million.
Heavy cutting equipment was used to get through the security door to get into the vault at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd over the Easter weekend.
A source told The Sun: "The thieves tunnelled their way through one wall and then through another into the building’s lift shaft.
"They used ropes to abseil down the shaft to the basement and smashed their way into the vault."
Police are currently investigating the incident.
(CD/MH)
They reportedly broke through a wall and abseiled down a lift shaft in a raid believed to be worth around £200 million.
Heavy cutting equipment was used to get through the security door to get into the vault at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd over the Easter weekend.
A source told The Sun: "The thieves tunnelled their way through one wall and then through another into the building’s lift shaft.
"They used ropes to abseil down the shaft to the basement and smashed their way into the vault."
Police are currently investigating the incident.
(CD/MH)
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