Brussels Airport diamond heist
Brussels Airport runway | |
| Date | 18 February 2013 |
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| Time | 19:40 CET (estimated) |
| Location | Brussels Airport, Belgium |
| Coordinates | 50°54′5″N 4°29′4″E / 50.90139°N 4.48444°E |
| Perpetrator | Eight masked men |
| Outcome | Approximately US$50,000,000 in gems stolen |
On 18 February 2013, eight masked gunmen in two cars with police markings stole approximately €38,000,000 (US$50,000,000, £33,000,000) worth of diamonds from a Swiss-bound Fokker 100 operated by Helvetic Airways on the apron at Brussels Airport, Belgium, just before 20:00 CET. The heist was accomplished without a single shot being fired.