Attempted theft of an expensive luxurious clock belonging to a member of the Qatar royal family, it was held in Cannes today.

The theft attempt happened in Cruise, the famous seaside avenue of the city in the French Riviera, 10 days before the start of the Cannes Film Festival.

One man was arrested shortly before stealing the clock worth 600,000 euros, and four suspects were arrested a few minutes later after fleeing.

The suspects are all Italian nationalsoriginally from Naples, the police said.

Later in the afternoon, two other Napolitans, members of another group, were also arrested on arrival in Cannes and detained before they could start identifying their goals, the same source said.

“In total, we have captured 12 watches from April 1“, Said Cannes Police Chief Christopher Aze, speaking to the French Agency.

The surveillance system installed by the Municipal Police, with cameras, will be further enhanced for the summer, a period of high tourist traffic, he said.

In the case of the Catarian national, police officers also had the help of his private security service.

The day before, despite the implementation of the same system, the police could not prevent the theft of a clock worth 25,000 euros.

“Sometimes it is a matter of seconds and unfortunately we were unable to stop the perpetrators’ motorcycle due to traffic conditions“Aze said.

“These criminals belong to high -qualification groups also active in Paris, Geneva, London and Germany“, He said.