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Thieves drill into German bank vault to steal valuables worth tens of millions of euros
More than 3,000 safe deposit boxes were broken into at Sparkasse bank, affecting around 2,700 customers with losses estimated at €30 million, police said.
- On Monday, thieves drilled into the underground vault at a Sparkasse savings bank branch in the Buer district of Gelsenkirchen and stole valuables from safety deposit boxes after a fire alarm summoned emergency services shortly before 4am.
- Using an adjacent parking garage, investigators say the thieves drilled into the vault and likely spent the quiet Christmas days inside breaking open deposit boxes.
- Initial insurer estimates and police ranges place total losses between €90 million and €10-€90 million, with about 3,200 safe-deposit boxes ransacked affecting more than 2,500 customers.
- Angry customers gathered outside the closed Sparkasse bank branch on Tuesday, prompting police to secure the site as no arrests have been made and the perpetrators remain at large.
- Described by dpa as possibly one of Germany's largest heists, the robbery drew national attention and followed the October Louvre heist valued at about $102 million; a police spokesman called it `very professionally executed`.
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burglars robbed a bank last weekend in Gelsenkirchen, West Germany, causing an injury of 30 million euros (48 million Canadian dollars) according to the police, and the anger of customers Tuesday morning.
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Robbers steal £26million worth of cash, gold and jewellery from German bank by drilling a hole into vault
Criminals are believed to have stolen around £26million worth of cash, gold and jewellery after tunnelling into the underground vault of a German savings bank during the Christmas holiday period.The theft targeted a Sparkasse bank branch in Gelsenkirchen in western Germany, where suspects drilled through a wall from an adjoining underground car park to gain access to the vault.Investigators said the gang used heavy drilling equipment to breach t…
·London, United Kingdom
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