Six Individuals Detained Following 12 Million Euro Armed Raid on Precious Metals Facility in France

A team of six suspects using military-grade weapons employed explosives to force entry into a gold refining laboratory located in Lyon, France, slightly injuring five workers during described as the newest significant broad daylight robbery to hit the country.

The audacious robbery occurred on Thursday afternoon, with officers swiftly apprehending the individuals believed responsible and securing the stolen items estimated to be worth €12M (10.5 million pounds), officials reported.

Five staff members of Laboratoires Pourquery received light wounds due to the explosion, and three employees were transported to hospital for evaluation, officials confirmed. Twenty-eight workers were at the location when the perpetrators raided.

The suspects, considered career criminals, were taken into custody shortly after the incident in the neighboring community of Vénissieux, according to investigative sources.

A woman involved who participated in the raid was also apprehended, according to law enforcement.

“Six individuals who utilized explosives in a raid against a precious metals company in Lyon, France were apprehended red-handed,” the French interior minister declared on social media, commending law enforcement for their “firmness, rapid response and command”.

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

The raid happened as authorities on the same day detained five further people, including a primary suspect, in regarding the bold raid on the Louvre museum.

Numerous detectives have been hunting four robbers who employed a truck with a hydraulic lift and cutting equipment to breach a first-floor gallery at the prestigious institution on October 19th, escaping with jewelry valued at approximately €88M.

In a different significant robbery, thieves last month broke into the French capital's Natural History Museum, taking gold specimens worth over $1 million. A young Chinese female was apprehended in the current month in the city of Barcelona in regarding the theft, prosecutors stated.

The string of thefts has generated apprehension in France regarding inadequate security measures at museums and various establishments housing valuable items.