Europe's Most Famous Heists

From the "grandpa gang" to the Carlton Cannes heist — these groups pulled off four robberies worthy of the Netflix series "Money Heist."

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00:00Overnight, the whole of Saxony was stolen from.

00:24This is an attack on the cultural identity of all Saxons, and the state of Saxony.

00:54This is professionalism, a flight of brilliant simplicity.

01:10They have hijacked all the security systems, imitated the passports, and captured the

01:47The papy-brackers then descend into the elevator box.

01:54They dig a first hole, then pierce the wall, as on these images of demonstration.

02:00Two meters thick, hours of work, we will find on site a ferocious diamond.

02:16The thief entered through one of these windows, left open.

02:40Inside, he threatens six people with his gun, including three unarmed security agents.

02:47He takes several boxes of jewelry, jumps over the balustrade, drops a few jewels on the ground,

02:52and runs away on foot on the crossroads. His loot, more than 100 million euros.

03:22They will first saw the tube through which the money of the boxes circulates,

03:34before plunging into the safe box, a powerful suction pipe to inflate coins and bills.