The 50 million Euro Antwerp diamond heist will beome one those legendary [View all]

[cali]

thefts- even if they're caught and I seriously doubt they will be. According to reports is was swift, not only was no one injured but the thieves didn't fire a shot. It was executed with what is being described as military precision. And evidently the airport has a reputation as being very secure.

The screenplay practically writes itself.

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Jan Van der Cruysse, a spokesman for Brussels Airport, told CNN that it took the thieves only three minutes to rob the cargo hold and that they left the scene minutes later.

He said the robbers, who arrived in two cars, breached the airport periphery and sped to the airplane. They then removed items from the hold before leaping back into their vehicles to escape through the same breach.

They were heavily armed, but no shots were fired, he said.

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"This was a very precise, almost military-organized and well-executed robbery," he said.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/19/world/europe/belgium-diamond-heist/?hpt=wo_c2