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Armed robbers hit jeweller's in Paris tourist hotspot

A 90.36 carat Briolette of India Diamond Necklace by Harry Winston. AP - SALVATORE DI NOLFI

A group of armed robbers snatched jewels Saturday from a high-end shop near Paris' world-famous Champs Elysees avenue before making their escape on motorbikes, a police source said.

The three-strong team, one of them armed with a long weapon, may have made off with several million euros in loot, based on a double robbery at the same Harry Winston jeweller's in 2007 and 2008.

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