Originally Posted by
Kagehitokiri
IIRC at luxury hotels in paris where vespa/etc rider grabbed luggage
paris has various incidents, mostly very targeted on very wealthiest
(when talking these big things, not individual street theft/mugging)
Indeed. And it's often the Asian tourist groups that seem to be ripe targets for gangs of thieves, as even the suitcases often get fenced as rather valuable goods even if the contents aren't.
The gangs aren't all stupid in preferring to target passengers likely to be leaving Europe rather than those arriving into Europe when it comes to wanting to grab suitcases even more than open-carry purses and wallets in clothing pockets. But this incident seemed to have caught a less lucrative target than usual. Assuming the vehicle used will likely be claimed as stolen/unaccounted for at the time of incident, it will be interesting to see if the French police catch all the culprits.