A fascinating look at the World’s Biggest Diamond Heist. Filled with twists of fate, smarts and luck…both good and bad.
In February 2003 Italian thieves were accused of breaking into a vault two floors beneath the Antwerp Diamond Center and making off with at least $100 million worth of loose diamonds, gold, jewelry, and other spoils. The vault was thought to be impenetrable. It was protected by 10 layers of security, including infrared heat detectors, Doppler radar, a magnetic field, a seismic sensor, and a lock with 100 million possible combination. The robbery was called the heist of the century, and even now the police can’t explain exactly how it was done.
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Courtesy of wired.com