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The taking of money or goods in the possession of another, from his or her person or immediate presence, by force or intimidation. The great diamond robbery trailer turner classic movies. The 7 biggest diamond heists in recent memory us news. The heist took place during the weekend of february 1516, 2003, in. Aug 29, 2014 the great diamond robbery 1954 this the last mgm film of red skelton minor comedy was directed by robert z. The great diamond heist by gordon bowers overdrive rakuten. Recently, two chinese nationals ran out of luck after they were caught for replacing diamond jewellery worth rs 34 lakh with fake ones at an expo in mumbai.
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