In the morning, a money transporter was attacked in front of a bank building in Berlin. The perpetrators are on the run – leaving four injured behind.
A money transporter was attacked in the center of Berlin on Wednesday morning. Two bank employees and two security guards from the van were injured in the western part of the capital, as a police spokesman told the German Press Agency at noon.
According to the first findings, all four suffered minor injuries. Three of them were taken to the hospital for further care. The perpetrators are on the run.
According to the police, the robbery happened around 11:15 a.m. in front of a post office branch. Several perpetrators are said to have been involved in the crime. How many exactly was initially unclear. The perpetrators sprayed tear gas during the attack. Several shots are said to have been fired in the air. After the crime, the perpetrators are said to have fled with their loot in a vehicle. The police cordoned off the crime scene and secured evidence.
According to the police, the injured bank employees are two women aged 57. A security guard aged 39 and a security guard aged 49 were also injured. The police set up an information portal for photos and videos.
There have been a number of robberies on money transporters in Berlin in recent years. In February, strangers struck in front of a supermarket in the Neukölln district and stole money. A robbery of a money transporter in front of a bank branch on Berlin’s Ku’damm in 2021 was spectacular: the perpetrators wore orange garbage man clothing and stole almost 650,000 euros. The court sentenced a man to seven years in prison, but four of the perpetrators have not yet been identified.
