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| The daughter of the mayor of Kiev has been the victim of a robbery in Paris. | The daughter of the mayor of Kiev has been the victim of a robbery in Paris. |
| Kristina Chernovetskaya said she had 4.5m euros-worth (£4m) of jewels stolen as she drove into the city from Charles de Gaulle airport. | Kristina Chernovetskaya said she had 4.5m euros-worth (£4m) of jewels stolen as she drove into the city from Charles de Gaulle airport. |
| She was being driven along the motorway in a luxury hire car when the thief struck, she told police. | |
| They were stuck in traffic in the northern suburbs when a man wrenched open a car door and made off with her handbag, said Ms Chernovetskaya. | They were stuck in traffic in the northern suburbs when a man wrenched open a car door and made off with her handbag, said Ms Chernovetskaya. |
| She says the bag contained jewels, rings and earrings with a value of more than six million dollars. | She says the bag contained jewels, rings and earrings with a value of more than six million dollars. |
| Her chauffeur gave chase but the thief got away, says the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris. | Her chauffeur gave chase but the thief got away, says the BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris. |
| The only consolation for the daughter of the mayor of Ukraine's capital - who is also a banker, adds our correspondent - was that the thief left behind some 8,000 euros in cash. | The only consolation for the daughter of the mayor of Ukraine's capital - who is also a banker, adds our correspondent - was that the thief left behind some 8,000 euros in cash. |