Up to 10 masked gunmen stormed a Swiss casino today and stole hundreds of thousands of francs, Swiss authorities said.
The French-speaking robbers armed with submachineguns and pistols fired several shots in the robbery at the Grand Casino in Basel but no one was hit, the Basel public prosecutor's office said in a statement.
However several gamblers and a security guard were slightly injured by kicks and blows.
The attack took place at about 4am at the casino close to Basel airport and the French border.
The gunmen, dressed in black and wearing crash helmets, drove up in two French-registered cars.
They smashed their way in with a hammer and robbed cash desks on two floors while gamblers and staff threw themselves to the floor. As they left, they dragged a woman from a car blocking their getaway.
Swiss and French police were cooperating in the hunt for the gang, the statement said.
Reuters