Bank robbed in Germany: Thieves steal property worth tens of millions of euros

Around 2.700 bank customers were affected by the theft in Gelsenkirchen, police and Sparkasse bank said.

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Thieves in Germany have stolen property worth tens of millions of euros from a bank vault, German police said.

Around 2.700 bank customers were affected by the theft in Gelsenkirchen, police and the Sparkasse bank said.

Police added that they believe the value of everything stolen is between 10 and 90 million euros.

The German news agency DPA reported that this theft could be one of the largest robberies in Germany.

The robbery took place yesterday, and the bank remained closed today, while around 200 people showed up outside demanding to go inside, DPA reports.

A fire alarm called police and firefighters to the bank branch shortly before four o'clock on Monday morning.

They found a hole in the wall and searched the vault. Police believe a large drill was used to break through the wall.

Witnesses told investigators that they saw several men carrying large bags in a nearby garage over the weekend.

Video footage from the garage shows masked men inside a stolen vehicle early Monday, police said.

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