Bank robbery arrest made

 

POLICE yesterday arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a £170,000 raid on the Protaras branch of the Arab Bank on August 7.

An armed raider wearing a carnival mask walked into the bank and held up the single bank worker before riding off on a moped.

Police said the suspect arrested yesterday, who is expected to appear in court today, came from a village in the Larnaca district.