Second jewel theft at Cannes 戛納電影節(jié)接連發(fā)生珠寶被盜

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一條價值250萬美元的項鏈在戛納電影節(jié)被盜，這也是電影節(jié)開幕以來發(fā)生的第二次昂貴珠寶被盜事件。以下是BBC記者 Richard Howells的報道：

Lightning never strikes twice, they say. But apparently jewel thieves do, especially, it seems, at famous French film festivals.

Thieves outwitted 80 bodyguards, local police and hotel security to make off with the $2.5m necklace, owned by the Swiss jewellery company De Grisogono. The lavish piece had been displayed in a fashion parade at a glamorous party attended by film stars and celebrities at an exclusive hotel in Cap d'Antibes.

At the end of the evening a check was made of the jewellery and the necklace had disappeared. French police are investigating whether the jewellery was stolen, lost or misplaced. Last week thieves ripped a safeout of a hotel wall in Cannes, stealing 1.5m dollars' worth of jewellery owned by the Swiss company Chopard.