Police: 200,000 euros in jewelry stolen from Art Paris fair
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Paris police say thieves made off with 200,000 euros' worth ($213,000) of jewelry at Paris' Grand Palais during an art fair.
A police spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn't authorized to give his name, told the AP Monday that two thieves targeted a saleswoman Sunday night as the four-day Art Paris event was being dismantled.
He said one man distracted the saleswoman as she was waiting for a goods carrier by pretending she had dropped some money. His accomplice snatched her bag containing the jewelry from the floor, he added, before getting away.
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Art Paris, the city's annual contemporary fair, ran from Thursday to Sunday featuring 138 galleries showcasing art, sculpture and jewelry.
It's unclear to which jewelry company the stolen goods belonged.