NICE, France (Reuters) - An armed robber stole gems worth $136 million (88 million pounds) in a weekend jewellery heist in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, making it the country's biggest gem theft.
The prosecutor's office in the nearby city of Grasse issued the figure on Monday based on an inventory of pieces seized in broad daylight from a precious jewellery exhibition at the luxury Carlton Hotel.
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