Manhunt for armed robbers

THE POLICE unleashed a frenetic manhunt yesterday after an armed robbery took place at a Bank of Cyprus in Limassol.

At 9:15 am two individuals used a crowbar to pull open the electronic controlled doors of the bank, they then proceeded to pull out a sawn-off shotgun and threaten the staff and five of the bank’s customers.

The criminals took 21,800 euros in cash and made their getaway on a motorbike. Limassol CID chief Yiannis Georgiou said that the suspects spoke in Greek and that the police have both a description of the perpetrators and the model of the bike that was used by them in their escape.

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