Jewellery thieves flee with haul
Armed robbers have stolen jewellery and watches worth SFr2 million ($1.69 million) in a raid on a shop in northern Switzerland.
This content was published on November 12, 2008 - 21:29
The theft took place on Wednesday in the town of Schaffhausen. The jewellery shop had been burgled six times before, most recently in June 2007.
A shop assistant was threatened with a gun while two of the thieves collected valuables. The trio then fled in a waiting car.
Police said the masked thieves had been "well organised" and worked quickly.
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