03 March,2018 08:56 AM IST | Paris | Agencies
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Robbers have made off with gems worth 300,000 euros ($370,000) snatched from two Indian diamond traders as they were entering a Paris metro station, a source close to the investigation said on Friday.
"The two traders were coming back from a business meeting and were attacked on Monday afternoon by two men," the source said. "A bag containing several precious stones - but no diamonds - was stolen," the source added. "Early indications are that it could have been a premeditated attack."
The robbery took place in the central Ninth Arrondissement, which is home to a number of diamond trading businesses. Paris has seen a number of high-profile jewel robberies in the past few years, most recently an audacious heist at the Ritz hotel in January.
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