Four black-clad individuals sped away from a De Beers jeweller in Paris's second arrondissement on Thursday morning after stealing hundreds of thousands of euros worth of luxury goods at gunpoint. The robbery took place at the company's store on Rue de la Paix, near Place Vendôme, a hub of luxury jewellers, and police were still searching for those responsible at the time of publishing.

Paris police said the suspects showed weapons during the raid but did not fire them, and no one was hurt. A De Beers Group spokesperson told AP there were "no serious injuries", that the company was providing well-being support, and that the store would remain closed to allow investigations. Fabien Bogais, a representative of the Alliance police union in Paris, told reporters at the scene that four suspects arrived carrying assault-style rifles and stole the goods within minutes.S1

French media broadcast videos showing the black-clad, helmeted individuals walking on the pavement in front of the jeweller holding guns before the heist, then motorcycles speeding away. The precise value of the items taken was not immediately clear.S1