There were moments of panic in
Venice's St Mark's Square on Friday when a gang of robbers set
off two big smoke bombs to provide cover as they attempted a
hold-up on a jewelry.
One was set off near the bell tower and another in the centre
of the square, creating huge amounts of smoke and causing people
to run for cover, amid fear it was a terrorist attack, sources
said.
Carabinieri and State police arrived quickly and the robbers
fled before they could pull off the heist.
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