Heist in Germany

Threats to bank employees after the heist in Germany

The bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, where robbers stole the equivalent of hundreds of millions of kronor, remains closed for security reasons, AFP reports. On Tuesday evening Swedish time, a police source said that the situation has calmed down but that "disgruntled customers" are outside the premises, and that threats have been made against the staff.

The robbers drilled their way into the bank vault and the perpetrators are still at large.

- It was very professional, says the source, who believes that the heist brings to mind the classic film "Ocean's Eleven".

Robbers drilled their way into bank - stole 300 million

Robbers have made off with 30 million euros (just over 320 million kronor) after drilling their way into a bank vault in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This is reported by German media.

Witnesses told police they saw men with large bags in the parking garage under the bank, according to Tagesschau. From there, they allegedly drilled their way into the bank and then drilled open 3,000 safe deposit boxes where they stole cash, gold and other valuables, police said, according to AFP.

No one has been arrested on suspicion of the crime. During the day, around 200 bank customers gathered outside the closed bank and demanded information about their assets.

Nadir Afsalchakir does not know if her mother's gold jewelry and her children's savings have been stolen.

- You put everything in a safe deposit box because you think it's safe there, she tells WDR.