Bandits steal $18 million in gold

[garybeck]

Four masked robbers stole gold worth an estimated $18.27 million from a precious metals company in northern Italy.
Carabinieri police told The Associated Press (AP) the robbers broke into the Coppo Luigi SRL company, in the small town of Valenza, north of Genoa, overnight and stole gold weighing 500kg.

They apparently got in through a window after the company's chief, Pier Giuseppe Ponzano, arrived at work and deactivated the building's alarm system.

The robbers hit Mr Ponzano on the head, bound him to a chair and locked him in an office while they cleared out the safe, AP reported.

The carabinieri told AP they made off with the gold, most of which was not insured.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25336753-38200,00.html

[NightWatcher]

1. I saw that movie

[chaplainM]

2. Ack! You beat me to it!

GMTA

[angstlessk]

3. thank GOD it was not an inside job or the company's chief might have been murdered!!!

most of which was not insured??? then NO ONE CARES!