Armed raiders escape from Ritz in Paris with jewellery worth €4.7m

Update 10.20pm: The three suspects were arrested near the chic Place Vendome in central Paris but none of the jewels or other items has been recovered so far.

The robbers appeared to have entered the Reza jewellery store through a side street entrance, smashed display cases and taken the valuables. The store also opens into the five-star Hotel Ritz.