Lone Gunman Makes Away with 200,000 Baht in Bangkok Bank Robbery

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Lone Gunman Makes Away with 200,000 Baht in Bangkok Bank Robbery

UPDATE : 30 May 2012

A lone gunman has robbed 200,000 baht from Thanachart Bank in Wongsawang area of Bangkok. He was also suspected of planning for another bank robbery nearby.

At around 6:30 PM yesterday, there was a robbery at a Thanachart Bank branch in Wongsawang area of Bangkok.

According to a teller, the robber is a male, approximately 170 centimeters tall, wearing a beige jacket and a motorcycle helmet.

He was also armed with a gun.

The robber reportedly held the bank workers at gunpoint and ordered them to stuff cash from their drawers into his plastic bag.

In the three-minute robbery, he took about 200,000 baht before leaving the bank.

According to the witnesses, the robber also attempted to rob an Ayutthaya Bank branch nearby but could not open the door.

Afterward, he turned to an adjacent Siam Commercial Bank branch but changed his mind after seeing security guards at the entrance, before fleeing the scene on a motorcycle, heading toward Rama VII Bridge.

The police believe that the robbery was committed by the man alone.

The investigation team will also determine the exact amount of cash taken from the bank and review the videos from surveillance cameras installed around the scene and along the escape route.