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| Motorway thieves steal French jewels | Motorway thieves steal French jewels |
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| Armed thieves have seized a reported €9m (£6m; $9.5m) euros' worth of jewels from two high security vans at a French motorway toll booth. | |
| As many as 15 hooded attackers seized the vans at about midnight on Tuesday on the A6 motorway at Avallon, 220km (140 miles) south-east of Paris. | |
| The drivers were said to be unhurt and the vans were later found abandoned some distance away. | |
| The gang is reported to have fled in several vehicles towards Paris. | The gang is reported to have fled in several vehicles towards Paris. |
| The thieves were said to have waited for the security vans at the Avallon toll booth south-east of Auxerre, spraying gas at the drivers when they arrived. | |
| Local reports said the vans had been carrying a consignment of diamonds, other jewels and works of art between Paris and Besancon. | |
| The burnt-out vans were being investigated on Wednesday by forensic scientists in a field near Quenne, further north along the A6, just outside Auxerre. | |
| Police have been searching Yonne and neighbouring regions for the attackers. |