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Christmas Bank Heist Nets Millions in Germany

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During the Christmas holiday, thieves in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, executed a brazen heist, making off with an estimated 10 million euros in cash and valuables. Police reported that the perpetrators drilled through a thick concrete wall to access the vault of a Sparkasse bank branch. Sparkasse is a German savings bank that provides financial services to individuals and businesses. Once inside, they broke into several thousand safe deposit boxes. T…

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At a Gelsenkirchener Sparkasse unknowns cleared out thousands of lockers and stole millions of euros. Now a law firm organizes a lawsuit of bank customers.

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The anger of the customers after the collapse into the Sparkassen branch in Gelsenkirchen-Buer is great. A speaker points to alleged high security.

·Germany
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The bank break-in of Gelsenkirchen becomes a week after its discovery only more puzzling. The thieves may have captured much more than initially suspected. After all, there are traces. But do they also lead to the perpetrators?

·Munich, Germany
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After the million-dollar burglary into the Sparkassen branch in Gelsenkirchen, there may be a trace: the police have found car registrations that could fit one of the escape vehicles.

·Berlin, Germany
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After the million-dollar burglary into the Sparkassen branch in Gelsenkirchen, there may be a trace: the police have found car registrations that could fit one of the escape vehicles.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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The gang that drilled into an underground bank vault in Germany in the intervening days may have made over 100 million euros, German media reports citing sources.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Welt broke the news in Dortmund, Germany on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
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