Robbed Romanian Bank Offers Reward For Info On Robbers

Romanian bank Banca Transilvania decided to offer a reward to those who can inform the police on the whereabouts of the armed robbers who attacked the bank Friday, in western Romanian city Cluj.

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The chairman of the managing board at Banca Transilvania, Horia Ciorcila, said Saturday the reward will be of RON25,000 and is offered to "stimulate things" so that the robbers are caught as soon as possible.

According to the quoted source, people who have information about the attackers need to talk with the Cluj Police.

Two people with guns and ski masks entered a bank in western Romanian city Cluj, pistol-whipped the guard and struck a cashier, making away with the equivalent of some EUR70,000.

Cluj ambulance spokesperson Horia Simu said Friday evening that crews at the bank informed him there are two victims – the guard, who was hit with the butt of the gun, as well as with a taser, and a cashier.

The two victims have not suffered severe injuries and refused hospitalization.

Police set up a perimeter around the scene of the armed robbery.

Cluj County Police chief Ioan Pacurar said the city “is in lockdown”, and all cars are checked.

Cluj city deputy police commander Marcel Bontidean said the money was stolen from the cashier’s desk, no shots were fired and the police set up checkpoints through the entire Cluj county, to catch the two felons.

The robbers stole the equivalent of almost EUR70 million, but the sum is insured, so bank clients will not suffer losses, bank sources told MEDIAFAX.

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