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China Daily | Updated: 2014-08-19 06:52

France

Saudi prince robbed in Paris

Heavily armed robbers have attacked the motorcade of a Saudi prince in Paris, making off with 250,000 euros ($335,000) in cash and reportedly stealing "sensitive" documents, French police said Monday. The spectacular robbery took place in northern Paris late on Sunday as the motorcade was making its way from a plush hotel on the Champs Elysees to an airport in Le Bourget, said police, who confirmed there were no injuries. A gang of "between five and eight" thieves in two BMWs hijacked the first of around 10 vehicles in the convoy, police said.

Thailand

Suspect submits DNA samples

The lawyer of a Japanese man suspected of having fathered at least 12 babies using Thai surrogate mothers submitted DNA samples to Thai police on Monday in a bid to clear his name. The man, 24, who traveled frequently in and out Thailand, has not been charged. Thailand has been gripped by surrogacy scandals following allegations that an Australian couple had abandoned their Down syndrome baby with his Thai birth mother taking only his twin sister back to Australia with them.

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