they were able to get out through a hole

The robbery took place around 11:30 a.m. on April 16 at a ‘Crédit Agricole’ branch in the Neapolitan neighborhood of Vomero, the most prestigious in the city.

The robbers, whose number is still unknown, entered the bank with weapons and actor maskss and they barricaded themselves inside with some 25 hostages between workers and clients, as confirmed by the Government Delegation in Naples.

The robbers would have escaped through a hole in the ground that connected to the area’s sewers, according to local media reports.

Although several shots were heard during the operation, all the people were quickly released safely by the Special Intervention Unit of the Carabinieri, Italian militarized police, who broke the windows to enter the building.

After the hostages left, the agents entered the office to look for the criminals, who had already escaped. They are searched for both through the sewage network and on the surface, with the help of helicopters.

“Thanks to the quick response… all the hostages were released shortly after 1:30 in the afternoon, without serious injuries,” declared Michele di Bari, prefect of Naples.

It is not clear that the thieves managed to come away with any loot. According to the Italian newspaper Fanpage, the robbers targeted the hundreds of safe deposit boxes that were in the bank vault. Many of them have been opened. Since it was unknown what was in those boxes – not even by the bank – the amount stolen is currently incalculable.

The scientific police are taking samples at the branch and in a vehicle parked at its door. The area has been cordoned off in the presence of numerous onlookers and neighbors, who are following the investigations and the trail around the bank.