Thieves stole on Tuesday 18 metric tons of cotton yarn worth 1.8 million rubles ($59,000) from a warehouse in Noginsk, a city located 30 km east of Moscow, a local police spokesman said.
The thieves were reported to have entered the warehouse, attacked two guards and tied them up.
An investigation is underway.
Noginsk has been a major Russian textile center, processing cotton, silk, and wool since the 19th century.
MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti)
