Two vans containing millions of Euro worth of jewels have been raided on a motorway in France.
Some 15 armed attackers forced the drivers out of the vans, before making their getaway in the Yonne region of Burgundy.
Police later found the vehicles burnt out in a forest with the jewels missing.
A major search is continuing for those responsible. The stash is valued at around €9m, according to sources.
The attack happened on the A6 motorway connecting Paris and Lyon.
Police have set up a cordon in the area, backed by air support.
France has seen a number of high-end jewellery raids in recent years.
There were three dramatic raids in the south, including one at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes.
While eight people were last month convicted in connection with one of the most spectacular jewel thefts in France in recent years.
The 2008 robbery at a Harry Winston boutique in Paris was particularly remembered because the raid, involving about €87m of jewels, was carried out by three cross-dressing gunmen.
