Armed robbery in Viotia - hostage released
Three armed robbers stormed into a branch of National Bank of Greece in Distomo, Viotia on Friday, taking an estimated 300,000 euros and a hostage to aid their escape.
The hostage, a bank teller, was later set free near Kato Loutro, Xylokastro while police are now focusing their search in the Peloponnese, where they have set up road blocks, while the coast guard is patrolling the Corinthian Gulf.
The robbery took place at 14:00 when the three men entered shortly before closing time and held the staff at gunpoint. According to witnesses, they had changed their faces so that they could not be recognised and they escaped in a Toyota RAV4 four-wheel drive car that they later abandoned and set alight at Antikyra.
They then boarded an inflatable dinghy that they used to reach Kato Loutra, Xylokastro where they let the hostage go and made their getaway using unknown means.
The case is also being closely monitored by the counter-terrorism squad.
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