Two would-be bank robbers almost had their escape scuppered by traffic in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.
The attempted bank heist happened late on Tuesday afternoon at the Bole branch of Abyssinia Bank.
Two of the alleged robbers – one of whom is reported to be a security guard – fled empty-handed, but police managed to apprehend the main suspects.
According to Aschalew Tamiru, the communications chief at the bank, they used a car to escape, which later collided with a vehicle belonging to Anteneh Redai.
‘’My friends and I tried to follow them but the car couldn’t go beyond 50 metres due to the crash it suffered,’’ Mr Anteneh told us ver the phone.
‘‘I saw them driving the car down the wrong lane. Because of the traffic jam, the driver jumped out of the car and started running. Another young man from the passenger seat followed the driver.
“Then the people around the area stated shouting and tried to stop them but one of the guys was holding a knife.”
Fassika Fenta, spokesman of the city’s police commission, told us that nearly 5m birr ($185,000; £136,000) was saved.
Mr Aschalew added that things were now back to normal and the branch resumed its operations today.
The incident is a rarity not just for Abyssinia Bank, but also for the country at large.
barbcitythedog on June 14th, 2018 at 23:40 UTC »
As a bank robber, this is one of my biggest fears
Thegreatherakles on June 14th, 2018 at 22:39 UTC »
this why you use a dual purpose motorcycle as your getaway vehicles, so you can go off road if needed or when
Edit: I don't have GTAV so didn't know that was a level or mission, and I have seen Place beyond the Pines but after I had already figured out the best escape method
slifer227 on June 14th, 2018 at 22:34 UTC »
“I swear officer, the bank robbers dumped all the cash in our car and just ran off!”