Six Suspects Apprehended Following 12 Million Euro Armed Raid on Precious Metals Facility in France

A group of six individuals carrying assault rifles and handguns employed explosives to break into a precious metals processing plant located in Lyon, France, slightly injuring five employees during what is being called the most recent prominent daytime heist to occur in the nation.

The audacious robbery took place on Thursday afternoon, with officers swiftly apprehending the suspected perpetrators and securing the stolen items estimated to be worth €12 million (10.5 million pounds), according to officials.

Five employees of Laboratoires Pourquery sustained minor injuries from the blast, and three individuals were taken to a medical facility for assessment, according to regional authorities. Twenty-eight workers were present on-site when the thieves struck.

The suspects, considered career criminals, were taken into custody shortly after the incident in the neighboring community of the town of Vénissieux, authorities revealed.

A female accomplice involved in the heist was also apprehended, officers confirmed.

“Six suspects who used detonations in an assault targeting a precious metals company in Lyon were arrested at the scene,” the French interior minister announced via X, lauding police for their “firmness, rapid response and command”.

Military-style weapons, pistols and explosive materials were likewise seized.

The robbery occurred as authorities on Thursday detained five further people, among them a key figure, in regarding the recent audacious theft at the Louvre.

Many investigative personnel have been searching for four perpetrators who employed a truck with a hydraulic lift and cutting equipment to access a gallery on the first floor at the prestigious institution on the nineteenth of October, making off with precious items estimated to be worth €88M.

In a separate high-profile case, thieves last month broke into the Parisian museum of natural history, making off with gold samples worth over $1 million. A woman from China, aged 24 was arrested earlier this month in the city of Barcelona in connection with the break-in, according to legal authorities.

This series of robberies has sparked worry in France regarding insufficient protection at cultural venues and other facilities holding high-value objects.