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Jewels for Cannes Movie Stars Stolen from Hotel


Journalists stand outside Novotel hotel, where jewels meant for film stars were stolen, Cannes, France, May 17, 2013.
Journalists stand outside Novotel hotel, where jewels meant for film stars were stolen, Cannes, France, May 17, 2013.
More than $1 million worth of jewels due to be lent to movie stars at the Cannes film festival were stolen from a hotel room in the French Riviera town, a police source said.

The jewels were in the safe of the room rented by an employee of Chopard, a luxury jeweler, the source said on condition of anonymity.

The incident at the hotel in central Cannes took place on the night of Thursday to Friday as the festival got under way, drawing thousands of movie stars, film industry executives and journalists to the fabled resort.
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