8 5 Самое знаменитое ограблениеЧасть1 Обучающее видео на Английском Книга Wider World 3 7класс
[Video 8.5] Unit 8, BBC Culture, Exercises 4
and 5
A famous robbery, Part 1
In April 2015, just before the long Easter weekend,
London’s most famous jewellery vault was robbed in a
spectacular operation. It seemed like something from a
film. Professional robbers stole millions of pounds worth
of diamonds from safe deposit boxes which were kept in
the vault.
The vault in central London’s well-known jewellery
quarter is called the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit
Company. It was opened in the 1950s and had an
underground vault which was used by local diamond
dealers to store their jewels. It was considered one of the
safest in the country.
On Thursday 2 April 2015, at , the operation started.
The robbers disconnected all the CCTV cameras except
one. At , one robber appeared with a large black
sack, but his face was hidden from the camera.
The first challenge was how to get into the vault, which
was located in the basement. The robbers had crucial