MOSCOW, December 24 (Sputnik) – An unknown armed man had broken into Mizrahi bank in the center of Zurich and demanded money on Wednesday afternoon, Züricher Oberländer reports.
Police have immediately arrived at the scene as one of the employees activated the alarm.
Pictures of the scene currently in Zurich, Switzerland after a robbery at the Mizrahi bank (pic by R Zefi) pic.twitter.com/i0eKBZIhxb
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) December 24, 2014
The suspect has escaped and his location is still unknown. No injuries were reported.
Earlier it was reported that unidentified armed man held hostages in a branch of an Israeli bank in Zurich.
Armed robbery at the Mizrahi bank in Zurich, Switzerland, Robber/Robbers currently barricaded inside the bank, unknown if there are hostages
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) December 24, 2014
However this information was not confirmed.
