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Two charged over £40m jewel raid | Two charged over £40m jewel raid |
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Two men have been charged in connection with a £40m armed robbery at a central London jewellery store. | |
Craig Calderwood, 26, and Solomun Beyene, 24, are accused of "conspiring with others" to rob Graff jewellers in New Bond Street, Scotland Yard said. | |
Mr Calderwood, of no fixed abode, and Mr Beyene, of north London, have also been charged with a firearms offence in connection with the raid on 6 August. | |
The pair are due to appear before Wimbledon magistrates on Friday. | |
Two shots were fired during the robbery, in which 43 items were taken. It was the biggest jewellery raid ever in the UK. | |
Insurers have put up a £1m reward in an effort to find those responsible. | Insurers have put up a £1m reward in an effort to find those responsible. |