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| Value of stolen Cannes jewels revised to 100m euros | |
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| The value of jewels stolen in a dramatic theft in the French Riviera resort of Cannes has been raised to about 103m euros ($136m; £89m). | The value of jewels stolen in a dramatic theft in the French Riviera resort of Cannes has been raised to about 103m euros ($136m; £89m). |
| The figure was given by a French prosecutor. It would make the Carlton Hotel raid one of the biggest gem robberies in Europe this century. | |
| An armed man seized the gems from an exhibition of diamonds by the jeweller Leviev on Sunday morning. | An armed man seized the gems from an exhibition of diamonds by the jeweller Leviev on Sunday morning. |
| Earlier the stolen gems had been given an estimated worth of 40m euros. | Earlier the stolen gems had been given an estimated worth of 40m euros. |
| It is the largest in a series of high-profile robberies in Cannes. | It is the largest in a series of high-profile robberies in Cannes. |
| Assistant prosecutor Philippe Vique, quoted by the Associated Press news agency, said the Dubai-based organiser of the diamond show had raised the value after doing a more detailed inventory check. | |
| French police are looking for a lone suspect who broke in through French doors at the hotel and who later fled on foot. | |
| One line of inquiry is likely to focus on the Pink Panther network, a gang that has carried out gem raids in other countries. One of its members - a Bosnian - escaped from a Swiss prison on Thursday, with help from accomplices. | |
| The Carlton is located on the Croisette promenade, one of the most prestigious locations in the town. | |
| Alfred Hitchcock used the hotel for his 1955 film To Catch A Thief, which portrayed a jewel thief operating in the French Riviera. |