Belgians check info diamond heist might be bigger

Published June 13, 2013 12:42pm ET



BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities said Thursday they were investigating whether the spectacular diamond heist at Brussels airport in February might have yielded much more than the $50 million reported at first.

The Brussels prosecutor’s spokeswoman Anja Bijnens said Thursday that Moroccan investigators cooperating in the probe have said that the booty was “much bigger than originally anticipated.”

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