Advertisements

[ad_1]

An armed robbery rocked the well-known TEFAF art fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands, this morning, shortly before its closure. As seen in a video posted on social media by a witness, four elegantly dressed individuals smashed the windows of the London jewelry store Symbolic & Chase with apples. One of them pointed a gun at a person who approached with the intention of intervening.

All visitors to the fair, which takes place at the MECC convention center, were evacuated. Police confirmed the robbery around noon and shortly afterwards reported that two of the four suspects had been arrested, Reuters reports.

Advertisements

“Police were notified of an armed robbery at TEFAF by four people,” Limburg provincial police said in a statement published on the national police website. “No one was hurt, but the thieves got the loot.”

TEFAF is an annual art, antiques and design fair in Maastricht, showcasing classic and contemporary art and jewelry. More than 200 dealers display their work every year and the fair attracts around 75,000 visitors.

In an emailed statement, the fair confirmed that attendees were evacuated Tuesday morning due to an “incident” and that no one was injured.

Advertisements