France hit by second daring heist as thieves target gold refinery

Thieves used explosives to break into a precious metals refinery before making off with a €12m loot.

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Thieves used explosives to break into a precious metals refinery on Thursday before making off with the loot, which was mostly gold and worth €12m (£10.5m, $13.8m).

Following a chase, police caught the suspects and recovered the haul, officials said.

The heist came after five more people were arrested over a theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris earlier this month.

In the Lyon incident, footage posted on social media by people living near the facility showed two men near a white van. One could be seen placing a ladder over the company's fence before scaling it.