VIDEO: Armed man robs 150,000 liras from bank in Istanbul’s Bağcılar

April 22 2015 17:35:40

VIDEO: Armed man robs 150,000 liras from bank in Istanbul’s Bağcılar

ISTANBUL – Doğan News Agency

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An armed man stole 150,000 Turkish Liras from a bank in Istanbul’s Bağcılar district on April 22 before escaping on foot.

The unidentified suspect entered the bank with a mask and a gun, threatening the security guard before taking 150,000 liras from the pay desk and leaving the building on Osman Gazi Street on foot.

The man also took the security guard’s gun with him as he ran away. Police have started an investigation at the scene and are searching for the robber.

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