Now that’s a hole in the wall! Police baffled as robbers cut through three foot thick concrete to steal £8.3m after spending weeks tunnelling 100 feet underground
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | January 20, 2013 0:32
Robbers tunnelled 100 feet underground and through three feet thick concrete walls to break into a bank’s strong room, stealing money and valuables estimated to be worth more than €10 million (£8.3 million).
Police were left stumped when they discovered the giant hole cut through the wall with what appeared to be four cylindrical devices at the Volksbank in the western Steglitz district of Berlin,Germany.
It is believed the thieves began tunnelling weeks ago, starting from a nearby lock-up garage rented under a false name which they used to gain access to the strongroom.
The ‘professionally dug’ tunnel was only discovered after the gang set the tunnel alight, destroying DNA evidence and fingerprints on wood and tools they used to break in.
The tunnel was nearly 4.5 feet high and 3 feet wide and was supported with wooden shoring to prevent it collapsing.
Police remain unsure how many people were involved in the heist but are investigating the possibility that the organisers hired professionals to cut through the walls.
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