Armed gang stage ‘gigantic’ diamond heist

Eight masked gunmen forced their way through the security fence at Brussels Airport, drove onto the tarmac, and snatched some $50m (€37.4m) worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot.

The gang responsible for one of the biggest diamond heists in recent years, used two black vehicles with flashing blue police lights in their daring raid late on Monday, said Anja Bijnens, spokeswoman for Brussels prosecutor’s office.