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Gem robbers 'used false plates' Gem robbers 'used false plates'
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Two getaway cars used in a £40m raid on a central London jewellers had false number plates, police have revealed.Two getaway cars used in a £40m raid on a central London jewellers had false number plates, police have revealed.
Officers have also recovered a gun but said that it was not the handgun used by the raiders outside Graff jewellers in New Bond Street on 6 August.Officers have also recovered a gun but said that it was not the handgun used by the raiders outside Graff jewellers in New Bond Street on 6 August.
Two cars used in the raid, a silver Mercedes B-class registration LV06 HFA and a blue VW Sharan, registration RA07 XEV, have not been recovered.Two cars used in the raid, a silver Mercedes B-class registration LV06 HFA and a blue VW Sharan, registration RA07 XEV, have not been recovered.
Police have appealed for anyone who has seen the cars to contact them.Police have appealed for anyone who has seen the cars to contact them.
'Latex mask''Latex mask'
Several newspapers have reported the two robbers were wearing latex masks that had been fitted by a theatrical make-up artist who thought he was getting them ready for a pop video shoot.Several newspapers have reported the two robbers were wearing latex masks that had been fitted by a theatrical make-up artist who thought he was getting them ready for a pop video shoot.
No-one was hurt in the raid, but a female employee was dragged outside by the pair who fired a shot into the ground to warn off pursuing members of the public.No-one was hurt in the raid, but a female employee was dragged outside by the pair who fired a shot into the ground to warn off pursuing members of the public.
A total of 43 items, including a pair of white round diamond double-hoop earrings and a yellow diamond flower necklace, were stolen. A total of 43 items, including a pair of white round diamond double-hoop earrings and a yellow diamond flower necklace, was stolen.
A 50-year-old man arrested in Ilford, east London, on Monday has been released on bail.A 50-year-old man arrested in Ilford, east London, on Monday has been released on bail.