Police Make Arrest in Graff Robbery

Two days after the robbery, Scotland Yard’s armed robbery task force, the Flying Squad, reportedly arrested a 50-yearl-old man in connection with the crime. Details of the arrests were only reported on Wednesday "for operational reasons."

During the robbery, two well dressed gunmen walked into Graff Diamonds. Each robber pulled out a handgun and threatened staff before snatching 43 items.

The two men then fled initially on foot, then used two different getaway cars. During their flight, the duo fired a couple of shots in the air.

"This was a well planned robbery with a number of vehicles used to help the robbers escape," said Detective Chief Inspector Pam Mace from the Flying Squad. "These men are extremely dangerous and fired at least two shots in busy London streets as they made their getaway."

An image of the two men captured on closed circuit TV has been released. The two are apparently unknown to police, are in their 30s and had London accents.

One thief was white, about 6ft (1.82 m) tall, slim with dark hair and a well-combed side parting. He wore a grey suit with a white shirt and tie. The other robber is black, also about 6ft tall, more well-built and with very short Afro hair.

Among the items stolen were a pair of white round diamond double-hoop earrings, a yellow diamond flower necklace and a platinum white Marquise diamond ring.