64 h. ago Six arrested after €12m armed raid on gold refining lab in France

Robbery in Lyon left five employees slightly injured after explosion in latest high-profile incident to hit country Six people armed with military-grade weapons have used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon, slightly injuring five employees in the latest high-profile daytime heist to hit France.The audacious raid took place on Thursday afternoon, with police quickly arresting the suspected perpetrators and recovering the loot estimated to be worth €12m (£10.5m), officials said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Heavily armed suspects dressed as police plant explosives in laboratory heist

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5 d. ago At least 64 killed in Rio de Janeiro as 2,500 heavily armed police officers undertake war

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1 week ago 'Firearm' suspect who saw Bognor Regis school locked down and 'left children sobbing' was a 14

Pupils at a secondary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were kept inside following reports that a man had been seen with a firearm.

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3 w. ago 16 killed in ‘devastating’ blast that destroyed a Tennessee military explosives plant, police say

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3 w. ago Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify across the world

In Germany, many synagogues have been surrounded by barriers and guarded by heavily armed police

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