Police said they are hunting fields in southeast France for four thieves who stole dozens of kilograms of gold last Monday from an armored truck before setting cars ablaze near a major highway.
据当地警方表示,上周一,四名小偷从一辆运钞车偷走了几十公斤的黄金,并在一条主公路旁点燃了汽车。目前警察正在法国东南部锁定追捕范围。
The thieves, operating in two cars, surrounded the armored truck and forced it off the A6 highway between Paris and Lyon, a national gendarme service spokesman said.
一位国家警察发言人表示,当时这些小偷驾驶两辆汽车行驶在运钞车周围,并将其逼停在巴黎和里昂之间的A6高速公路上。
They then seized the gold, locked the two delivery men in the back of the truck, and set one of their own cars on fire before fleeing.
随后他们拿走了黄金,把两名送货人员锁在卡车后箱,并点燃自己驾驶的一辆汽车后逃离。
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He said the flames spread to three other cars nearby and were threatening to engulf the armored truck as well, but local police intervened thanks to a tipoff from a witness and rescued the two men in time.
他表示,火势蔓延到了周围的其他三辆汽车,眼见也要吞噬运钞车。多亏了一名目击者报警,当地警察赶到并及时救出两名被困人员。
The spokesman said dozens of kilograms of gold were stolen. With gold selling for more than $37,000 a kilogram, the value of the theft could top $1 million.
这位发言人表示,最终共有几十公斤的黄金被盗。由于黄金的售价现在为每公斤3.7万美元,所以失窃总价值超过了100万美元。
While France occasionally sees big jewel thefts and has seen a couple of high-profile highway heists, it's rare to see a large-scale gold robbery like this, gendarmes said.
一名警官表示,大型珠宝盗窃案在法国偶尔发生,也见过一些明目张胆的公路抢劫案,但是像这样的大型黄金劫案实属罕见。
Authorities did not identify the attackers, or release details of who owned the gold or where it was going.
目前官方还没有确认抢劫者的身份,也没有发布黄金所有者和黄金去向等细节。