The 50 million Euro Antwerp diamond heist will beome one those legendary

[cali]

thefts- even if they're caught and I seriously doubt they will be. According to reports is was swift, not only was no one injured but the thieves didn't fire a shot. It was executed with what is being described as military precision. And evidently the airport has a reputation as being very secure.

The screenplay practically writes itself.

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Jan Van der Cruysse, a spokesman for Brussels Airport, told CNN that it took the thieves only three minutes to rob the cargo hold and that they left the scene minutes later.

He said the robbers, who arrived in two cars, breached the airport periphery and sped to the airplane. They then removed items from the hold before leaping back into their vehicles to escape through the same breach.

They were heavily armed, but no shots were fired, he said.

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"This was a very precise, almost military-organized and well-executed robbery," he said.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/europe/belgium-diamond-heist/?hpt=wo_c2

[el_bryanto]

1. "Onlookers noted that one of the thieves kept looking at a picture of his little girl."

"While another seemed like a reckless hothead, whose bloodlust would doom the thieves. There was also an ethnic member of the team, who provided pithy one-liners but didn't get his own storyline."

Bryant

[monmouth3]

2. I cannot wait to see the film. Who stars?...n/t

[Angry Dragon]

3. Brussels Eleven

[dipsydoodle]

4. There are reports

that the haul could be as high as 350 milllion Euros. Thats according to France 24.

[cali]

5. wow.

[cali]

6. OK. this is interesting: It's the 10 year anniversary of the enormous Antwerp Diamond Heist

The Antwerp Diamond Heist, dubbed the "heist of the century",[1] was a theft of loose diamonds, gold, and other jewelry valued at more than $100 million.[2][3] The heist took place during the weekend of February 15–16, 2003, in the Antwerp Diamond Centre, located in the centre of the gem district in Antwerp, Belgium. The Antwerp centre heist was the largest diamond heist in history until surpassed by the Schiphol Airport diamond heist in 2005-February-25 and estimated at $118 million.[1][4]

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The theft is believed to have been carried out by a five-man team, headed by Leonardo Notarbartolo.[1] Notarbartolo had rented space in the diamond center, and was arrested after being connected to the crime by DNA evidence from a partially eaten sandwich found near the crime scene along with video tapes from the diamond centre.[9] He was found guilty of orchestrating the heist. He is considered to be the leader of a ring of Italian thieves called "The School of Turin"[3][10] who carried out the crime. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison,[1] but has since been released on parole.[11]

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n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_Diamond_Heist

[nebenaube]

7. I get the sense

that he has or will be having a visit very soon.

[Gorp]

8. At least they didn't get the Pink Panther diamond.