13.11.2026 23:21
An armed robbery carried out in broad daylight in France's capital, Paris, was like a scene from a movie. A group of four carrying Kalashnikovs targeted the luxury jewelry store De Beers. In the robbery, which lasted about 2-3 minutes, diamonds and jewelry worth over 1 million euros were stolen. The suspects fled the scene on motorcycles.
In Paris, one of Europe’s liveliest capitals, an armed robbery was carried out in one of the city’s most luxurious districts. At around 11:00 on Thursday, November 12, the De Beers jewelry store on Rue de la Paix near Place Vendôme was targeted by four people carrying long-barreled weapons.
The attackers, masked and dressed in black, arrived in front of the store on two motorcycles. While one member of the group stood guard outside with a Kalashnikov-type automatic weapon, the other suspects entered the store and collected diamonds and jewelry.
THE ROBBERY LASTED ONLY 2-3 MINUTES
According to witness statements, the attackers forced the store entrance with one of the motorcycles and entered. While employees took refuge upstairs in fear, the armed suspects quickly took the valuable jewelry from the display.
After the robbery, which lasted about 2-3 minutes, the attackers fled the scene on motorcycles. According to police sources, the value of the stolen jewelry is estimated to exceed 1 million euros.
THEY SHOWED THEIR WEAPONS BUT DID NOT FIRE
It was reported that during the robbery the attackers showed their long-barreled weapons but did not open fire. No one was injured in the incident.
A witness described what happened with the words “It was like a movie scene.” It was reported that some people nearby ran away when they saw the attackers, while some tourists and pedestrians continued walking on the street during the incident.
POLICE ARE HUNTING FOUR SUSPECTS
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office launched an armed robbery investigation within the scope of organized crime after the incident. The investigation was assigned to the Organized Crime Unit within the Paris Judicial Police.
While security forces launched a large-scale operation to catch the four fleeing suspects, the store was closed during the investigation.
Rue de la Paix, where the robbery took place, is one of the important locations around Place Vendôme where luxury jewelry stores are located. Stores of brands such as Bulgari, Piaget, and Harry Winston in the area had also been targets of armed robberies before. An incident last year at the Louvre Museum, which resulted in the theft of 88 million euros worth of jewelry, had also brought security debates in Paris back onto the agenda.