Armed robbers flee luxury Paris jewelry store with hundreds of thousands worth of goods

Armed robbers stole luxury goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros from a De Beers store in central Paris before escaping on motorcycles. The daylight raid, near Place Vendôme, took place in an area known for luxury jewellers and prompted a major police search.

Police said four suspects arrived with assault-style rifles and completed the robbery within minutes; they displayed the weapons but did not fire them. De Beers reported no serious injuries and said the store would remain closed during the investigation. The incident comes after crown jewels worth 88 million euros were stolen from the Louvre in October 2025.