| Spate of robberies plague parts of Lebanon |
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| January 14, 2013 11:00 AM |
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| Gold jewelry is displayed in the window of a store in the jewelry district on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (AFP) |
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BEIRUT: Thieves got away with more than $100,000 worth of jewelry, equipment and cash in seven separate robberies across Lebanon overnight, police said Monday.
They said in Dora, Greater Beirut, thieves made away with $20,000 worth of computer sets and spare parts from Nadim Nakhleh’s shop. They used a fake key, according to a police report.
It also said that in the Beirut neighborhood of Ain al-Rummaneh, burglars broke into Abdallah Sleiman al-Usta’s house and stole $4,000 in cash as well as jewelry and a 9-mm Herstal pistol.
In the Metn region, north of Beirut, thieves broke into George Asaad Mouawad’s house in Fanar and stole cash in addition to over $6,500 worth of jewelry.
In east Lebanon, thugs forced their way into a warehouse in Bar Elias and stole electrical equipment worth more than $6,500.
In the Aley district of Mount Lebanon, thieves broke into Najib Shehayeb’s mobile store in Ain Hala and made away with more than $13,000 worth of cell phones.
In Abi Samra, north Lebanon, muggers broke into Ahmad Qassem al-Bosh’s house and stole $5,000 worth of jewelry.
Also in the Kahf al-Malloul neighborhood north of the country thieves broke into Bassam Nehmeh Ayyoub’s residence and stole hunting equipment and gas canisters worth more than $3,000.
Police have yet to determine whether the robberies are linked.
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| Story Summary |
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Thieves got away with more than $100,000 worth of jewelry, equipment and cash in seven separate robberies across Lebanon overnight, police said Monday.
In the Metn region, north of Beirut, thieves broke into George Asaad Mouawad's house in Fanar and stole cash in addition to over $6,500 worth of jewelry.
In Abi Samra, north Lebanon, muggers broke into Ahmad Qassem al-Bosh's house and stole $5,000 worth of jewelry.
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