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| Cannes thief 'steals $53m of jewels' | Cannes thief 'steals $53m of jewels' |
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| An armed man has stolen jewels worth about 40m euros ($53, £34) in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, officials say. | |
| They say the hold-up took place on Sunday morning at a jewellery exhibition at the Carlton Hotel. | |
| The hotel is located on the "Croisette" promenade - one of the most prestigious locations in Cannes. | |
| It is the latest in a series of high profile thefts in the town, which is famous for its annual film festival. | |
| It is not yet known who the jewels belong to. | |
| Local media said the robber made off with the jewels in a briefcase. | |
| Cannes film festival, which attracts celebrities from around the world, was hit by two jewellery thefts in May this year. | |
| A necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono reportedly worth 1.9m euros ($2.5m, £1.6m) vanished after a celebrity party at a five-star hotel in the resort town of Cap d'Antibes. | |
| A week before, more than 777,000 euros ($1m, £650,000; ) worth of jewels were taken from the hotel room of an employee of exclusive Swiss jewellers Chopard. |