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Russian billionaire robbed of fur coats in French Alps

At least two burglars made off with fur coats worth around €100,000 ($108,000) from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov's chalet in the French Alps last weekend, prosecutors said Friday.

Published: 25 March 2017 10:06 CET
Russian billionaire robbed of fur coats in French Alps
The Courchevel 1850 ski resort in the French Alps. Photo: AFP
The break-in at the exclusive Courchevel 1850 ski resort took place overnight on March 18, the prosecutors from nearby Albertville said.
   
One employee was at the chalet at the time, they said, adding that security cameras filmed two intruders but revealed no significant features to aid in tracing them.
   
The burglars stole €8,000 in cash in addition to the fur coats, for which investigators have requested the receipts.
   
Prokhorov, whose fortune is estimated at $8.8 billion by Forbes magazine, is chief executive of Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium.
   
One of Russia's richest men and the owner of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team, he ran for president in 2012, garnering eight percent of the vote.
   
In 2007, he was arrested in Courchevel over suspicions of arranging prostitutes for his guests at a Christmas party, but he was released without charge.
 
The robbery marks just the latest high profile robbery of a foreign visitor to France, the most notable of which saw Kim Kardashian robbed of jewellery worth €9 million in October in Paris. 

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Teen held in France over ‘die a martyr’ Olympics messages

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to make an explosive belt and die a martyr at the Paris Olympics this summer, officials said.

Published: 25 April 2024 13:02 CEST
Teen held in France over 'die a martyr' Olympics messages

The teenager from the department of Haute-Savoie in southeastern France was arrested on Tuesday, said the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office, adding a probe had been launched on Wednesday.

The teenager was arrested “following his statements on social media announcing his intention to make an explosive belt with a view to dying a martyr,” the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office said.

During a search of his parents’ home, handwritten papers were discovered in which the teen had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, a police source said.

According to the same source, the teenager admitted to having planned to commit a “terrorist act” using a gun or explosive belt at La Défense, the business district west of the capital that is also home to an arena hosting swimming and water polo competitions during the Games.

The anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office said work was under way to determine the teen’s exact intentions.

The DGSI, France’s domestic intelligence agency, is conducting an investigation.

France is hosting the Olympic Games in Paris from July 26th to August 11th, with security during the event a major concern.

In March the government raised its terror alert to the highest level.

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