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BASEL (Switzerland) - AN ARMED gang of masked men raided a casino packed with about 600 guests on Sunday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Swiss prosecutors.
In a statement, prosecutors in Basel described a scene like an action-film heist: About 10 men dressed in black arrived in two cars at the Grand Casino near Basel shortly after 4.00am.
One smashed the front door with a sledgehammer, and the others ran inside with machine guns and pistols, the statement said. Speaking French, a group of men ordered the guests and employees to the floor, while their accomplices emptied registers in the basement and an upper floor, it said.
It said some guests and one security guard were lightly injured from being hit or stepped on, and that Swiss and French police were trying to track down the men.
Swiss police said the men fled the casino quickly, driving away in two silver Audis with French licence plates.
The Grand Casino is located little more than 200 metres from Switzerland's border with France. The men made off with 'several hundreds of thousands' of francs, police said. -- AP
In a statement, prosecutors in Basel described a scene like an action-film heist: About 10 men dressed in black arrived in two cars at the Grand Casino near Basel shortly after 4.00am.
One smashed the front door with a sledgehammer, and the others ran inside with machine guns and pistols, the statement said. Speaking French, a group of men ordered the guests and employees to the floor, while their accomplices emptied registers in the basement and an upper floor, it said.
It said some guests and one security guard were lightly injured from being hit or stepped on, and that Swiss and French police were trying to track down the men.
Swiss police said the men fled the casino quickly, driving away in two silver Audis with French licence plates.
The Grand Casino is located little more than 200 metres from Switzerland's border with France. The men made off with 'several hundreds of thousands' of francs, police said. -- AP
