Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel

The armed men reportedly evaded capture by escaping through the city's sewer system.

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 of staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later. Continue reading...

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Bank robbers in Italy hold 25 people hostage

Bank robbers in Italy held 25 people hostage for two hours this morning, before making their escape through a tunnel, an Italian police source said.

Bank robbers in Italy hold 25 people hostage

Three armed men robbed a Crédit Agricole bank in Naples, holding 25 people hostage for two hours before escaping.

Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel

Several armed men robbed a bank in broad daylight in Naples, holding 25 people hostage before making their escape via a tunnel.

By Abubakar Ibrahim