I read an article on CNN that covers a diamond heist that
occurred Monday night; February 18, 2013. There were fifty million dollars in
diamonds that were reported stolen and the possibility of gold and platinum
that was just unreported or allegedly or was confidential or something to
report of. Everyone was very surprised
by the security breach and based on the facts of the heist they could conclude
that these were either ex-military or professionals and that this was an organized
crime effort. Fortunately, no one was killed or injured during the heist, only
the precious gems were stolen.
The
heist occurred at the Brussels airport at around eight o clock at night. There
were twenty passengers on the aircraft that was scheduled to go from Brussels,
Belgium, to Zurich, Switzerland. All of the passengers were unaware of the
diamonds in the cargo hold and officials are not certain as to how the thieves
knew about the gems. The authorities have determined however that it was not a
chance occurrence because the thieves were clearly professionals.
Eight
men in two black vehicles burst through the airport gates and drove up to the
aircraft after all of the passengers had boarded the plane. The men were dressed
in clothing that resembled police uniforms and held the pilot and copilot at
gunpoint while the others unloaded and reloaded the cargo. The whole task was
completed in less than three minutes when the men successfully escaped.
I think
that it is crazy to read about these kinds of heists after seeing all of the
action movies and everything out there. Those movies are pretty awesome if you
ask me. It must take a ton of planning
and these people have to be pretty smart to escape. I cant even imagine it. I
think that a lot of the professional robberies on such a large scale are kept
confidential so I don’t really hear about these kinds of heists that
often. I hope the authorities catch
these robbers and hope to see another article about the progression of this
case.
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