Malian Businessman Victim of €1 Million Robbery at Plaza Athénée
Thieves broke into Oumar Gambi's room at the Paris palace by scaling the building's facade.
Burglars broke into the room of Oumar Gambi, a Malian businessman, at the Plaza Athénée in Paris by scaling the building's facade. The theft is estimated at around €1 million according to Le Monde.
Mr. Gambi is described as a prominent entrepreneur in Mali and someone close to Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso. The investigation into the exact circumstances of the robbery and identification of those responsible is ongoing.
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- Un homme d’affaires malien, Oumar Gambi, victime d’un spectaculaire cambriolage à un million d’euros dans un palace parisien — Le Monde — Une
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