Thieves in France steal jewellery worth up to $1.2 million
Thieves in Roubaix, northern France, stole jewellery worth up to $1.2 million from a boutique, briefly taking the owner and his wife hostage. Police have launched investigations into kidnapping, organised crime, and armed extortion. Earlier, a separate gang blew up a cash transfer safe in the same town, but it contained only empty bags.