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Four remanded after Stockholm bank raid

Four men were ordered held on remand on Sunday, on the suspicion of their involvement in Thursday's armed bank robbery in northern Stockholm.

Four remanded after Stockholm bank raid

The four men were all held on remand by the Attunda District Court. Two of them are suspected of robbing a bank in the suburb Täby on Thursday afternoon, with the other two suspected of complicity.

In the attempted robbery, the suspects crashed their car through the doors of a branch of the Handelsbanken bank, opening fire on police twice during their escape in a second vehicle.

The robbery led to a police chase through Stockholm outer-lying northern suburbs, followed by a lengthy manhunt after the suspects escaped on foot.

One of the suspects was arrested while waiting in line for his order at a roadside hamburger stand, according to the Expressen newspaper. The other was arrested after fleeing into the nearby woods in Bro, an area in the city’s north-west.

Click here for images from the robbery and police chase

On Sunday, prosecutor Ewa Tvengström announced the charge list for the men who were held.

A 35-year-old and a 24-year-old are being held on remand for aggravated attempted robbery and attempted murder. Another 35-year-old is being held for conspiring to aggravated attempted robbery, and a 39-year-old for protecting criminals.

In Thursday’s chase, one of the police cars was hit by a bullet, but no officers were injured.

One of the 35-year-olds has a long record with the police already, including a prison stint in Norrtälje where he broke out with the help of armed and masked men in 2004.

He had been sentenced to six years behind bars for attempted murder, among other charges, in 2002.

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Axe-wielding robbers steal €400k of jewels from luxury Paris hotel

French police are searching for a team of robbers who stole thousands of euros' worth of jewels and luxury clothing in a nighttime raid at a plush hotel in Paris.

Axe-wielding robbers steal €400k of jewels from luxury Paris hotel
Thieves targeted the Peninsula Hotel in Paris. Photo: AFP

Two men wearing balaclavas and gloves entered the Peninsula hotel, just a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe, shortly after midnight and held employees at gunpoint, police sources said.

One of the attackers then used an axe to break into four display cases, making off with items worth a total of €350,000 to €400,000.

An accomplice then drove them away in a car that was found burning shortly afterwards in the suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine, west of the capital.

No shots were fired and no one was injured in the robbery, the sources said.

France's organised crime brigade has taken over the inquiry.

Luxury Paris hotels have been the target of several robberies in recent years, as have jewellery stores and wealthy tourists visiting the city.

In January 2018, three men were charged over an audacious yet unsuccessful jewellery heist at the Ritz, after they were thwarted by locked doors as they tried to flee.

Last September, three Russian tourists were robbed of thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry and luxury clothing shortly after landing at a Paris airport reserved for private jets.

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