Lille, France, Sept 20, 2026 (AFP) - Robbers force French family to hand over 40,000 euros in cryptocurrency

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2026-09-20

A group of masked robbers broke into the French home of a family and, during an overnight ordeal, forced them to transfer 40,000 euros ($46,000) in cryptocurrency, a local prosecutor said Sunday. The family -- a couple and their two children, aged 8 and 12 -- had to be treated by paramedics for shock after the robbers left their home in Vendin le Vieil, a village on the outskirts of the northern city of Lens. Police were hunting the gang of four......

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