Two men, who had robbed a jeweler Sunday night in Paris after tied up staff, were arrested shortly thereafter, it was learned from concordant sources.
Armed criminals penetrated around 19:15 in the shop of the rue Saint-Honoré, in the tourist center of the capital, according to a police source, confirming information of a journalist Point. Several employees and the director, slightly wounded, were tied up while the robbers were handing over the jewels.
Two men were arrested shortly after "with bags" in their possession and placed in custody, added the police source, referring to "a very important prejudice" but which remains to be evaluated. Other participants in the robbery could be on the run, according to a source close to the file. The investigation for armed robbery and kidnapping has been entrusted to the brigade of repression of the banditry (BRB) of the judicial police in Paris, said the prosecutor.