“The police are investigating a possible armed robbery at the TEFAF (the art fair) in Maastricht. Four suspects are believed to be involved. They are wanted by numerous units,” police in the Dutch province of Limburg wrote on Twitter. .
Police then announced that they had arrested two people and cut off several adjacent roads.
According to Dutch media, the shop window targeted by the burglars contained products from a London jeweler.
A video posted on social media shows four men in smart clothes, caps and glasses smashing through the shop window to the masses. Two of the men brandished what looked like weapons as a man tried to step in, armed with a large vase full of flowers.
TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) is one of the largest art and antique fairs on the planet and usually attracts tens of thousands of visitors.