Police kill bank robbers in shoot-out
Published: 10 Dec, 2010 CET.
Updated: Fri 10 Dec 2010 18:18 CET
Two bank robbers were killed in Karlsruhe on Friday during a shoot-out with police, while one officer was seriously injured.
Police rushed to the bank in the centre of the southwestern Germany city after the alarm was sounded around 4 pm. The robbers, one man and one woman, immediately opened fire on the cops upon their arrival.
The robbers were both shot and killed at the scene, according to a police spokesman. One female police officer suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.
Jürgen Burst, spokesman for the Volksbank Karlsruhe, said there were three bank employees in the branch at the time of the robbery, but they were unharmed.
The authorities said several people were being treated for shock.
DAPD/AFP/mry
Comments
See Also
Police rushed to the bank in the centre of the southwestern Germany city after the alarm was sounded around 4 pm. The robbers, one man and one woman, immediately opened fire on the cops upon their arrival.
The robbers were both shot and killed at the scene, according to a police spokesman. One female police officer suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.
Jürgen Burst, spokesman for the Volksbank Karlsruhe, said there were three bank employees in the branch at the time of the robbery, but they were unharmed.
The authorities said several people were being treated for shock.
DAPD/AFP/mry
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.