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Updated · The Guardian · Apr 16Naples Bank Robbery: Hostages Freed as Armed Thieves Escape Through Tunnel
7 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Apr 16
- Armed robbers held 25 people hostage for two hours at a Crédit Agricole bank in Naples before escaping through a tunnel.
- The three masked thieves targeted safety deposit boxes and fled into the city's sewer system, leaving no serious injuries among hostages.
- Police are investigating the theft, but the exact value of the stolen goods remains unknown as only clients know the contents of the boxes.
With a pre-planned underground escape, was the Naples bank heist an inside job? Why has Italy's top anti-Mafia prosecutor taken over this bank robbery case? After a two-hour siege and tunnel escape, how did the robbers simply vanish? The robbers ignored cash for safety boxes; what priceless items were lost forever? Are Naples' ancient sewers now a superhighway for organized crime?