"The situation ended when heavily armed commandos entered the bank and freed the two locked-up employees unharmed -- only to realise that one or more perpetrators had likely fled the scene many hours earlier."
"After questioning witnesses, police described a male suspect as about 1.80 metres (six feet) tall and wearing a white jumpsuit "similar to a beekeeper's suit", while not ruling out that there were multiple robbers involved."
""Subsequently, the perpetrator(s) locked two people, including the transport company employee, in a separate room within the bank branch," police said in a statement."
"Police later conceded that "the perpetrator(s) likely left the premises before the first police officers arrived". They added that, given the initially unclear situation, "the area was cordoned off and special forces were called in, in part to protect any potential witnesses inside the building"."
A bank robbery in Sinzig near Bonn triggered an hours-long standoff in Germany. Police initially feared multiple hostages were inside the bank’s vault room after a male suspect ambushed an employee of a cash transport company around 9:00 am and stole a container of cash. The perpetrator(s) then locked two people, including the transport company employee, in a separate room within the bank branch. Officers surrounded the bank after being alerted by the alarm system, and special forces were called in due to uncertainty and to protect potential witnesses. Commandos freed the two locked employees unharmed, but police later concluded the perpetrators likely left before the first officers arrived. Searches and witness questioning continued, with no amount of money released.
Read at The Local Germany
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