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Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor

Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hoursArmed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the south...

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by Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor

Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hours

Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.

The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city at about 11.30am, taking hostage staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Angela Giuffrida in Rome.

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