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<h6 id="google_ads_iframe_/424397508/dailymail.uk/dm_dmnews_newsart_1__container__"><span style="color: #0a0000;">Masked raiders armed with axes, sledgehammers and guns attacked the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Paris at 6.30pm, smashing their way through reinforced glass cabinets holding the jewels before looting designer shops in the establishment</span></h6>
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<h6><span style="color: #0a0000;">Three members of the gang were arrested at the scene and two managed to escape from the area on scooters</span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #0a0000;">No one was hurt but witnesses report hearing gun shots during the raid by axe-wielding robbers who stole $5.7m in jewelry</span></h6>
<h6 class="article__headline-section"><span style="color: #0a0000;">Five men smashed windows at the famous Ritz-Carlton hotel to steal the goods &#8211; with two suspects currently being hunted by cops after they managed to flee </span></h6>
<h6 class="article__headline-section"><span style="color: #0a0000;">Police have launched a massive man hunt for the two escaped robbers</span></h6>
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<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288078" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ritz-Carlton-Paris-robbery-1.png" alt="Ritz-Carlton Paris robbery 1.png" width="957" height="623" />Armed robbers stormed the Ritz-Carlton in Paris on Wednesday and stole $5.7 million in </strong><b>jewelry</b></h6>
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<section class="article__headline-section">Ax-wielding robbers have stormed the Ritz hotel in Paris in a dramatic raid to steal an estimated $5.7 million in jewelry.<br />
The Ritz Hotel was the target of a robbery this Wednesday, January 10. Around 6:30 pm, five men, including some armed with axes , entered the famous Parisian hotel located on place Vendome, according to a police source.<br />
According to <a class="" href="http://www.rtl.fr/actu/societe-faits-divers/vol-a-main-armee-au-ritz-a-paris-deux-hommes-en-fuite-7791777783" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">RTL</a>, the robbers targeted the jeweler&#8217;s shop and smashed the window of the hotel to seize jewels. The damage, colossal, is estimated at more than four million euros .<br />
After a police operation, three of the individuals were arrested while two managed to fle<strong>e. </strong>They are always sought after. The Brigade of repression of the banditism [BRB] is handling the investigation.<br />
Around 6.30pm local time, five men smashed the windows during the raid which took place at the grand hotel which is located beside the French Justice Ministry, itself guarded around the clock by armed soldiers.<br />
The gang smashed their way into reinforced glass cases which held the jewels. Witnesses drinking in the Hemingway Bar said they heard gunshots from a handgun during the dramatic raid. </section>
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<h6 class="article__content article__content--intro"><strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-288079" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Parisienne-robbers-smashed-windows-3.png" alt="Parisienne robbers smashed windows 3.png" width="695" height="445" />Windows [L-R], were smashed as the robbers forced their way in</strong></h6>
<p>Local radio station RTL said three of the raiders were arrested at the scene, but two members of the gang escaped through a back door and fled on scooters.<br />
Gunshots heard as Ritz Carlton hotel in Paris raided by axe-wielding robbers who stole £4m in jewellery.<br />
Five men smashed windows at the famous Ritz-Carlton hotel to steal the goods &#8211; with two suspects currently being hunted by cops after they managed to flee.<br />
No one was injured in the robbery at the five-star hotel but terrified guests were told &#8216;get down&#8217; as shots rang out.<br />
A source said: &#8220;The attackers used axes to smash open reinforced glass cases containing jewellery while filling bags.<br />
&#8220;As they tried to get away, police officers arrived and three of the robbers were pulled to the ground and then arrested.</p>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288075" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/The-robbers-smashed-their-way-into-the-five-star-hotel-through-a-window.jpg" alt="The robbers smashed their way into the five star hotel through a window.jpg" width="960" height="540" />Police investigate the points where the robbers smashed their way into the five star hotel through a window</strong></h6>
<h6><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288077" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Police-at-the-scene-of-the-robbery.jpg" alt="Police at the scene of the robbery.jpg" width="720" height="960" />Police at the scene of the robbery. Two members of the gang were spotted escaping from the scene on scooters. Police in Paris have launched a man hunt<br />
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<h6><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288076" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Cops-arrested-three-suspects-at-the-hotel.jpg" alt="Cops arrested three suspects at the hotel.jpg" width="960" height="540" />Cops arrested three suspects at the hotel</strong></h6>
<p>&#8220;Two others got out the back door of the hotel and were seen running away, and then getting on mopeds.&#8221;<br />
A tourist reports heating bartenders at the Hemingway bar yelling at people to &#8220;get down&#8221; as the masked men smashed their way into the hotel.<br />
She added: &#8220;One man wearing a ski mask ran from the bar door to the front of the bar right past my father. He had an axe in his hand.<br />
&#8220;We heard at least 10 rounds of gunfire so everyone dove behind the bar where we stayed there for about six minutes.&#8221;</p>
<h6><b><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-288070" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ritz-Carlton-the-luxury-hotel-is-in-the-centre-of-Paris.jpg" alt="Ritz-Carlton, the luxury hotel is in the centre of Paris.jpg" width="960" height="652" />Crime Scene: The Ritz-Carlton is a super luxury hotel located in the center of Paris</b></h6>
<p>Writer Frédéric Beigbeder, who wrote prize-winning 9/11 book Windows on the World took refuge in a basement as the armed robbers wooped on the hotel.<br />
<a href="http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2018/01/10/97001-20180110FILWWW00306-vol-a-main-arme-a-la-bijouterie-du-ritz-place-vendome.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Le Figaro</a> quotes a police source as saying that the robbers took a haul of around 4.5 million euro worth of jewels.<br />
The Ritz-Carlton is located in the 1st arrondissement and overlooks the Place Vendôme, has quite a pedigree.<br />
It is known as one of the most luxurious hotels in the world with 159 rooms and re-opened in 2016 and it underwent a multi-million pound refurbishment.<br />
The Hemingway Bar is named after the American writer Ernest Hemingway, who used to drink there with friends including Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald and the actor Gary Cooper.<br />
The hotel was bought in 1979 by Mohamed Al-Fayed, whose son Dodi was also killed in the fatal crash with Princess Diana. The pair had dined in the hotel&#8217;s Imperial Suite on August 31, 1997, shortly before her tragic death in a car crash in Paris.<br />
Its retail gallery boasts several jewellers’ as well as designer goods shops.<br />
A superior room at the hotel costs from $1,200 a night, while a &#8220;grand deluxe&#8221; room could set guests back $1,675 per night.</p>
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<p>Masked attackers raided the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Paris at 6.30pm local time smashing their way into the luxury hotel</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">The raiders broke their way into the exclusive hotel using axes and sledgehammers</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">Shots were heard as at least five raiders rushed into the five-star ‘palace’ brandishing weapons, as panicked staff and guests were told to lie on the floor.​<br />
Police are currently hunting the rest of the gang who managed to escape.</p>
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Three arrested, two on the run after masked robbers with guns and axes storm Ritz Hotel in Paris, making off with $ 5.7 Million in jewelry
