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Greece

Greek police arrest dozens in Athens university drugs raid

Left-wing groups have accused the government of exploiting the incident to justify the presence of police at universities.

28/09/2022

Sweden

Armed robbers steal children's computers at knifepoint during lesson

The incident occurred in the central city of Västerås on Monday afternoon.

07/02/2022

World News

Two more suspects arrested over high-speed Amsterdam robbery in May

The arrests in France and Belgium bring the total number of suspects in custody to eight.

09/11/2021

France

Police arrest armed robbers who stole €10m from Paris jewellery store

French police have arrested three suspects after armed robbers stole €10m worth of jewellery from a Paris store on Place Vendome.

07/09/2021

France

Armed robbers steal jewellery and €400k from Paris boutique

Two men have stolen an estimated €2 million from a Dinh Van boutique in central Paris.

30/07/2021

France

Two suspects arrested over armed robbery of French jeweller

A man on an electric scooter had burst into the shop carrying a handgun, police said.

28/07/2021

Netherlands

German man arrested over three high-profile money heists

The 60-year-old man is alleged to have participated in the robberies in Cologne and Frankfurt between 2018 and 2019.

23/02/2021

Georgia

Police manhunt after armed raider holds dozens hostage at Georgia bank

An armed assailant entered a bank in the western Georgian town of Zugdidi on Wednesday. A police operation is ongoing after the individual escaped with three hostages and abandoned them in a forested area.

22/10/2020

France

Thieves make off with 9 million euros in France money heist

The Lyon robbery is believed to be France's biggest cash heist since 2009.

29/08/2020

Italy

Italian bandits burn cars and scatter nails in failed highway robbery

A gang made off with €5m in a similar heist on the same stretch of highway in 2014.

29/01/2020

France

Watch: Masked men rob McDonald's outlet in France at gunpoint

The robbery was described as 'amateurish' by diners, many of which continued to eat their meals throughout.

30/12/2019

Albania

Albania: armed robbery and deadly shootout at Tirana airport

A robber was killed but others escaped with ‘millions of euros’ stolen as the money was being loaded onto an Austrian Airlines flight.

10/04/2019

Ireland

Watch: Irish great-granddad confronts robbers in betting shop

The three armed suspects were not expecting this.

18/09/2018

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Robbers on scooters raid London jewellers, one arrested: police

One man was arrested following a robbery at a jewellery shop in central London on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said.

05/06/2018

United Kingdom

Thief jailed after dismal robbery attempt using underwear for a mask

He was resourceful enough to arm himself with a loaded revolver but Jason Keogh, who stole a cash box in Enfield, skimped on the mask, using a pair of underpants instead. He has been jailed for seven years and two months.

16/05/2018

Italy

Watch: Sushi restaurant staff fight back during armed heist

The owner of the restaurant in Italy survived three gunshot wounds sustained in the fight.

06/02/2018

France

Thieves break in to a jewellery shop at Paris' luxury Ritz hotel

The five men stole jewellery with an estimated value of 4.5 million euros. Three were arrested nearby.

11/01/2018