Airline Targeted in Brussels Diamond Heist

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Airline Targeted in Brussels Diamond Heist

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Two airport police officers lock access to Brussels international airport. Eight masked gunmen made a hole in a security fence at the airport, drove onto the tarmac and snatched $50 million worth of diamonds from a Switzerland-bound plane on Feb. 18, 2013.

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Workers place concrete blocks to block access to a security fence next to the tarmac at Brussels international airport.

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Baggage carts make their way past a Helvetic Airways aircraft from which millions of dollars worth of diamonds were stolen on the tarmac of Brussels international airport.

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A gate is locked by a chain next to the tarmac at Brussels international airport.

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An armored truck arrives at the cargo section of Brussels international airport after a diamond heist.

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Public prosecutor's office employees Anja Bijnens and Ine Van Wijmersch talk to the press on Feb. 19 after heavily armed robbers made off with $50 million worth of diamonds in a massive heist at Brussels airport.

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A picture shows fences surrounding Brussels International Airport in Zaventem. Armed robbers made off with $50 million worth of diamonds in a massive heist at after entering through the gates.

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