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Jewelry heist of the century

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Britain Cannes Jewel Heist
One of the jewels belonging to the Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev. The jewels were on display last month at the same hotel featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief” when a gunman walked in to the ground floor show, threatened the handful of unarmed guards, and then disappeared down a side street with the $136 million cache, police have said. AP
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Britain Cannes Jewel Heist
Jeweled ring, part of the $136 million jewel theft. AP
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Britain Cannes Jewel Heist
Jeweled necklace, part of the $136 million jewel theft. AP
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Britain Cannes Jewel Heist
Jeweled ring, part of the $136 million jewel theft. AP
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Britain Cannes Jewel Heist
Jeweled necklace, part of the $136 million jewel theft. AP
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Britain Cannes Jewel Heist
Jeweled necklace, part of the $136 million jewel theft. AP
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France Jewelry Heist
The Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes where one of Europe’s biggest jewelry heists took place. AP
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Court Case involving Israeli-Russian businessmen over profits from an Angolan diamond company at the High Court, London, Britain – 23 May 2012
Lev Leviev, left, is accusing his business partners of freezing him out of three highly lucrative gem companies. Lucy Young/Rex