Three masked men took advantage of the lunch-hour yesterday at Novo Banco, in Casal do Marco, Seixal, to raid the bank, take everyone inside ‘hostage’ while they ‘cleaned out the safe’. The whole operation took around 20 minutes, as the men had to wait for the automatic mechanism of the safe to unlock itself. At least one of them appeared to have a revolver, but there was no threats or shots fired, say reports. Police are now scrutinising CCTV images, to see if they can glean any information as to the men’s identities. The trio made off with the help of a waiting getaway driver.
Masked men rob bank in Seixal, escaping with around €200,000 in cash
