Police have revealed new details about the multi-million pound raid on safety deposit boxes in London's diamond centre.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Johnson of the Flying Squad, who is leading the investigation, made a statement before taking questions on the jewel heist.
Scotland Yard has previously said up to 70 safe deposit boxes were broken open in Hatton Garden, but that they had not informed the victims because forensic work is still going on.
"Police were called at 8.10am on Tuesday the 7th of April to Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd following reports of a burglary which took place over the weekend," Det Ch Insp Johnson said.
"The building where the theft took place is made up of a number of businesses and this company is in the basement. They are all served by a communal lift and a set of stairs.
"There is no sign of forced entry to the outside of the building.
"The thieves have disabled the lift on the second floor and then used the lift shaft to climb down into the basement. They forced open the doors into the basement where the company is based and then made their way to the area of the vault.
"Once outside, they used a drill to bore holes into the wall. This wall is two metres thick and made of reinforced concrete Once inside, they forced open a safety deposit box, 70 in total.
"The scene remains chaotic down there covered in dust and debris. On the floor, discarded safety deposit boxes, numerous power tools."
He said police were in the process of identifying the owners of the boxes.
"As we do so, we are contacting them to take statements and find out what has been stolen," he said.
"This is a slow and ongoing process. We are still forensically examining the scene for evidence as we go through this process.
"This is painstaking and it is slow but essential to make sure that we are maximising the amount of evidence we capture at this stage, and any opportunities we can give ourselves later to identify who the thieves are.
"Officers are gathering and examining CCTV to identify any possible leads.
"I realise there's been reports in the media around the alarm of being activated on a Friday and the police response. This will form part of the investigation."
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