$467 million worth of diamonds stolen from Belgian airport

Armed men made off with a shipment of diamonds as it was being loaded onto a plane at the Brussels airport, according to Belgian media reports.

Ten kilograms of diamonds with a value of $467 million were stolen during the heist late Monday, the broadcaster VRT said, citing unnamed sources.

The thieves broke through a fence at the Belgian capital's main airport with two vehicles at 7:47 pm, the airport said in a statement.

"The men in the car rode to a Swiss airplane where they stole valuable goods," it said. "There was no shooting, and no one got injured. This lasted only a few minutes, and after that, they left the airport domain through the damaged fence."

The thieves targeted a van from the Brink's security company that was loading the diamonds on a plane bound for Zurich, media reports said.

A burned vehicle was later found on the outskirts of Brussels with police investigating whether it was one of the getaway cars, VRT reported.