法國4名劫匪劫走幾十公斤黃金 縱火後逃跑

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.

據當地警方表示，上週一，四名小偷從一輛運鈔車偷走了幾十公斤的黃金，並在一條主公路旁點燃了汽車。目前警察正在法國東南部鎖定追捕範圍。

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.

一位國家警察發言人表示，當時這些小偷駕駛兩輛汽車行駛在運鈔車周圍，並將其逼停在巴黎和里昂之間的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.

隨後他們拿走了黃金，把兩名送貨人員鎖在卡車後箱，並點燃自己駕駛的一輛汽車後逃離。

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，火勢蔓延到了周圍的其他三輛汽車，眼見也要吞噬運鈔車。多虧了一名目擊者報警，當地警察趕到並及時救出兩名被困人員。

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.

這位發言人表示，最終共有幾十公斤的黃金被盜。由於黃金的售價現在爲每公斤3.7萬美元，所以失竊總價值超過了100萬美元。

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，大型珠寶盜竊案在法國偶爾發生，也見過一些明目張膽的公路搶劫案，但是像這樣的大型黃金劫案實屬罕見。

Authorities did not identify the attackers, or release details of who owned the gold or where it was going.

目前官方還沒有確認搶劫者的身份，也沒有發佈黃金所有者和黃金去向等細節。