Brussels Airport diamond heist

On 18 February 2013, eight masked gunmen in two cars with police markings stole approximately 38,000,000 (US$50,000,000, £33,000,000) worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound Fokker 100 operated by Helvetic Airways on the apron at Brussels Airport, Belgium, just before 20:00 CET. The heist was accomplished without a single shot being fired.

Brussels Airport diamond heist
Brussels Airport runway
Date18 February 2013
Time19:40 CET (estimated)
LocationBrussels Airport, Belgium
Coordinates50°54′5″N 4°29′4″E
PerpetratorEight masked men
OutcomeApproximately US$50,000,000 in gems stolen
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