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Robbery of the decade

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   24 April 2015 11:15 AM GMT
Robbery of the decade
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We have seen many robberies in movies and here is the real robbery which may take you by surprise. The robbery was taken place in London Hatton Garden and they robbed amount worth 560 crores.

The gang drilled through a thick concrete wall before rifling through 72 secure boxes believed to contain cash, jewels and other valuables.The gang smashed approximately 70 safety deposit boxes before escaping with jewels believed to be worth in excess of £60million. The raiders entered the vault through a 45cm (17.7in) wide hole made by a heavy duty drill

The hole measured 50cm (20in) deep, 25cm (10in) high, 45cm (18in) wide and sits 89cm (35in) above the floor. No arrests have been made.

The thieves disabled the lift on the second floor and then used the lift shaft to climb down into the basement. They forced open shutter doors into the basement and bored holes into the vault wall. After studying CCTV footage and clues, detectives believe between four and six people broke into the vault.