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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-12-03
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[01] Thieves make off with bank strong-box containing more than half a
million euro
[01] Thieves make off with bank strong-box containing more than half a
million euro
AMNA--Thieves demolished an Agricultural Bank (ATEbank) branch in
Anogeia, Rethymno on the island of Crete in the early hours of Monday
and made off with the bank's strong-box containing more than 500,000
euros in cash.
The thieves broke through the bank's facade with a heavy duty truck,
drove into the branch demolishing everything in the truck's way and
loaded the strong-box onto the truck, disappearing before police were
able to respond to the alarm that went off.
Police launched a manhunt for the perpetrators, and a short while
later, a few kilometers outside Anogeia, spotted a burnt vehicle that
was being investigated to ascertain whether it was the truck used by
the perpetrators.amna
Police believe that the perpetrators were at least three, and knew the
layout of the bank and that a large sum of cash was in the strong-box
for the payment of pensions and Christmas bonuses.
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