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This file photo taken on November 27, 2019 shows a forensic expert searching the area within a police cordon in front of the Royal Palace that houses the historic Green Vault. AFP
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A police officer carries boxes filled with evidence out of a building in Berlin's Kreuzberg district during raids. AFP
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The name Remmo can be seen on a doorbell sign during a raid in Berlin linked to the Green Vault burglary. EPA
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Policemen speak with a resident in front of a residential building in Berlin during the raids. AFP
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Police officers during a raid in Berlin linked to the Green Vault burglary in Dresden, Germany. EPA
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One of the pieces stolen from the historic Green Vault in Dresden. AFP
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German police on Tuesday arrested three suspects over the spectacular heist a year ago in which more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items were snatched from the state museum in Dresden. AFP
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Another of the pieces stolen from the Green Vault. AFP
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One of the rooms in the Green Vault at the Royal Palace in Dresden. AFP
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Green Vault in 2006. Reuters
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Restorers clean parts of the silver-golden room in the Green Vault. EPA
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CCTV footage of the thieves with torches and tools breaking into one of the display cabinets in Green Vault. Reuters
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Police officers with machine guns during a raid in Berlin on Tuesday morning. EPA
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German police officers secure the area during raids in Berlin. Reuters
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Police officers escort a person for an identity check in Berlin. AP Photo
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This file photo taken on November 27, 2019 shows a forensic expert searching the area within a police cordon in front of the Royal Palace that houses the historic Green Vault. AFP
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A police officer carries boxes filled with evidence out of a building in Berlin's Kreuzberg district during raids. AFP
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The name Remmo can be seen on a doorbell sign during a raid in Berlin linked to the Green Vault burglary. EPA
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Policemen speak with a resident in front of a residential building in Berlin during the raids. AFP
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Police officers during a raid in Berlin linked to the Green Vault burglary in Dresden, Germany. EPA
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One of the pieces stolen from the historic Green Vault in Dresden. AFP
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German police on Tuesday arrested three suspects over the spectacular heist a year ago in which more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items were snatched from the state museum in Dresden. AFP
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Another of the pieces stolen from the Green Vault. AFP
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One of the rooms in the Green Vault at the Royal Palace in Dresden. AFP
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Green Vault in 2006. Reuters
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Restorers clean parts of the silver-golden room in the Green Vault. EPA
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CCTV footage of the thieves with torches and tools breaking into one of the display cabinets in Green Vault. Reuters
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Police officers with machine guns during a raid in Berlin on Tuesday morning. EPA
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German police officers secure the area during raids in Berlin. Reuters
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Police officers escort a person for an identity check in Berlin. AP Photo
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This file photo taken on November 27, 2019 shows a forensic expert searching the area within a police cordon in front of the Royal Palace that houses the historic Green Vault. AFP
Lebanese crime clan blamed for $1bn Dresden jewel heist
Prosecutors focused on the Remmo family after robbery at the Green Vault Museum
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