Armed robber at Bank of Cyprus

TWO ARMED robbers yesterday stormed into a Limassol Bank of Cyprus branch and made off with an unknown amount of cash, said police.

The incident occurred at 10.45am at the Ayios Athanasios bank. Dressed in black clothes and wearing helmets, the two men entered the branch waving a hunting rifle and demanded money from the cash register. There were three other customers and seven employees in the bank at the time.

According to Limassol CID the assailants, who according to eyewitnesses spoke with a Cypriot accent, fled the scene on a high-powered motorbike.

Police immediately launched a manhunt for the two suspects and a police helicopter was also called in to help try and locate the duo.

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