Robbers cut through a wall to rob bank cells in Iran

AP: Dozens of safes were robbed after robbers broke through the wall of a bank from a nearby building in the Iranian capital, state television reported on Monday.

The report says that several bandits took advantage of a three-day vacation in Iran to break into a large branch of the state bank Melli Iran and rob 250 boxes. The safes are underground in many banks in Tehran.

The report does not say which items were stolen from the crates or how much went away. No further details were provided.

The bank acknowledged the incident in a statement, but said it caused "limited damage."

The semi-official Mehr news agency reported that an alarm went off, triggering an automatic alert that was sent to the branch manager. However, he ignored the alarm as he had received false alarms in the past, the news agency reported.

Mehr said the alarm system was not set up to alert the police.

The robbers also stole surveillance cameras and other surveillance items from a bank located on one of Tehran's main streets near Tehran University and within walking distance of a police station.

Police said several suspects, including several bank employees, are under investigation.

Robbing state-owned banks is rare in Iran.--0--