<p><br /> French police are investigating how a group of thieves weilding assault rifles held up an armoured car in broad daylight and got away with more than a million euros in cash.<br /> </p><p><br /> Adding to the embarrassment of the authorities was the fact that the pictures were filmed as the incident took place on Monday in Marseille and ran prominently on news bulletins.<br /> </p><p><br /> The pictures show the masked robbers with military-type rifles and assault weapons calmly robbing the truck of its contents.<br /> </p><p><br /> French media said the thieves had got into the armoured truck by blowing open its rear doors with explosives before carting off the cash.<br /> </p><p><br /> A passing police car which arrived at the scene towards the end of the robbery was fired on repeatedly with automatic weapons before the criminals fled.<br /> </p>
