Gang targets casino in ‘action film’ style heist

AN armed gang of masked men raided a casino packed with about 600 guests early yesterday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Swiss prosecutors.

In a statement, prosecutors in Basel described a scene like an “action film” heist.

About 10 men dressed in black arrived in two cars at the Grand Casino near Basel shortly after 4am. One smashed the front door with a sledgehammer, and the others ran inside with machine guns and pistols, the statement said.