Olympics-Armed gang rob jewellery store in Cortina d'Ampezzo

FILE PHOTO: Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - A drone view shows Cortina, a host town of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, in Cortina, Italy - November 21, 2025 REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo

MILAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - ‌An armed gang of three raided ‌a luxury jewellery store on Wednesday ‌in the centre of Cortina d'Ampezzo, investigative sources said, a rare serious crime in the Alpine resort ‍that will co-host the Winter ‍Olympics next month.

The ‌robbers struck in the Cacciari Salvati store that ‍is ​located on Corso Italia, the main pedestrian street in Cortina, ⁠overpowering a shop assistant.