Armed robbers seized around 25 people inside a Naples bank branch; the hostages were freed in a police raid
Armed robbers took around 25 people hostage during a bank heist in the Italian city of Naples on Thursday, local media reported.
The incident unfolded shortly before noon at a Credit Agricole branch in the hilltop Vomero district, where attackers stormed the bank and seized customers and staff.
Police rapidly surrounded the bank, sealing off the area, and firefighters were deployed. Witnesses cited by media said the suspects barricaded themselves inside, triggering a tense standoff in one of the city’s busiest neighborhoods.
After about…
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