<p> Four armed and masked robbers forced their way into an Apple store in Paris and made off with Apple devices worth $1.3 million, while police were busy in areas popular with New Year revellers, CNN reported Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said the robbers were "well informed" and had carefully chosen the time and place of their heist.<br /><br />The robbers entered through a service entrance into the store, which had closed for the day, using violence to intimidate store employees, according to a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutors office.<br /><br />They then "calmly" went through boxes full of Apple products in the basement storeroom, seeking out iPhones, iPads and laptops, CNN said.<br /><br />The robbery focused on the merchandise in the storeroom and left untouched the devices on display inside the store.<br /><br />The robbers loaded the stolen goods into a Mercedes van parked nearby and sped off.</p>
<p> Four armed and masked robbers forced their way into an Apple store in Paris and made off with Apple devices worth $1.3 million, while police were busy in areas popular with New Year revellers, CNN reported Wednesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Police said the robbers were "well informed" and had carefully chosen the time and place of their heist.<br /><br />The robbers entered through a service entrance into the store, which had closed for the day, using violence to intimidate store employees, according to a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutors office.<br /><br />They then "calmly" went through boxes full of Apple products in the basement storeroom, seeking out iPhones, iPads and laptops, CNN said.<br /><br />The robbery focused on the merchandise in the storeroom and left untouched the devices on display inside the store.<br /><br />The robbers loaded the stolen goods into a Mercedes van parked nearby and sped off.</p>