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Bank robbers hold 25 hostage - and use sewer to flee with loot

Armed robbers have targeted a bank in the Italian city of Naples - holding 25 people hostage before escaping through a tunnel. Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.

5 reports5 sourcesApr 17, 2026, 2:26 AM
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Sky NewsApr 17, 2026, 2:26 AM

Bank robbers hold 25 hostage - and use sewer to flee with loot

Armed robbers have targeted a bank in the Italian city of Naples - holding 25 people hostage before escaping through a tunnel.

The Straits TimesApr 16, 2026, 11:35 PM

Bank robbers in Italy hold 25 people hostage

The robbers made their escape through a tunnel with loot from safe deposit boxes.

ABC AustraliaApr 16, 2026, 11:55 PM

Bank robbers hold 25 people hostage in Italy then escape into 'sewers'

The group took customers and employees hostage before fleeing with "the contents of dozens of safe deposit boxes", according to police.

The GuardianApr 16, 2026, 6:08 PM

Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor

Thieves believed to have escaped into sewers after holding staff and customers in Crédit Agricole branch for two hours Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel. The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city at about 11.30am, taking hostage staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later. Continue reading...

BBC NewsApr 16, 2026, 5:24 PM

Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel

The armed men reportedly evaded capture by escaping through the city's sewer system.

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