Six Suspects Apprehended Following 12 Million Euro Heist on Gold Refining Lab in France

Six armed perpetrators equipped with military-grade weapons employed explosives to force entry into a gold treatment facility located in Lyon, France, causing light wounds to five staff members during what is being called the newest significant daytime heist to hit the nation.

The daring raid was carried out on Thursday afternoon, with officers quickly arresting the suspected perpetrators and securing the stolen items estimated to be worth €12 million (10.5 million pounds), as stated by authorities.

Five staff members of the precious metals facility received light wounds from the blast, and three of them were taken to a medical facility for assessment, the regional prefecture announced. Twenty-eight employees were at the location when the robbers attacked.

Those arrested, believed to be experienced criminals, were taken into custody soon afterwards in the adjacent municipality of Vénissieux, according to investigative sources.

A female accomplice involved in the raid was also apprehended, a police source indicated.

“Six individuals who employed explosive devices in an attack on a precious metals company in Lyon, France were arrested at the scene,” France's security official stated online, lauding police for their “decisiveness, speed and control”.

High-caliber firearms, handguns and detonation devices were likewise seized.

The raid happened as law enforcement in France on Thursday apprehended five additional individuals, featuring a main perpetrator, in regarding the recent audacious Louvre museum robbery.

Many investigative personnel have been hunting four robbers who employed a truck equipped with a moving lift and cutting tools to access a gallery on the first floor at the museum on October 19th, escaping with jewelry valued at approximately €88 million.

In another notable incident, robbers the previous month forced their way into the Natural History Museum in Paris, stealing gold samples worth over $1 million. A young Chinese female was apprehended in the current month in Barcelona, Spain in regarding the theft, according to legal authorities.

This series of robberies has sparked worry in the country regarding inadequate security measures at museums and other institutions holding high-value objects.