In the middle of the city center Battering ram attack in Basel - perpetrators crash a BMW into a jewelry store
Unknown persons attacked a jewelry store in the middle of Basel's city center on Tuesday night. The perpetrators smashed the shop window with a car - but fled without any loot. The police are looking for witnesses.
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- In the Freie Strasse in Basel, a group of perpetrators drove a dark BMW into the window of a jewelry store.
- The perpetrators tried to get in through the smashed window, but fled in the direction of Barfüsserplatz without any loot.
- An immediate manhunt by the cantonal police has so far been unsuccessful - witnesses are urgently sought.
A moment of shock in Basel's city center: on Tuesday night, a spectacular burglary attempt took place in Freie Strasse. According to the Basel-Stadt public prosecutor's office, several unknown perpetrators drove a dark BMW 5-series directly into the window of a jewelry store.
According to the investigators, the perpetrators then tried to enter the store through the damaged window. However, they apparently did not succeed - they eventually fled in the car in the direction of Barfüsserplatz without any loot.
A large-scale manhunt launched immediately by the cantonal police has so far been unsuccessful. There is no trace of the perpetrators or the vehicle.