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| Jun.22 |
 Sao Paulo |
Pele robbed by armed youths  Map of Santos Brazil| Soccer legend was held at gunpoint by a band of youths and robbed of a gold necklace, his cell phone and a watch | |
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| Jan.29 |
 Venezuela |
Hostage gang captured| Four gunmen who held up a bank and took more than 30 people hostage before escaping in an ambulance have been captured by police | |
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| Sep.18 |
 Nevada |
OJ Simpson charged over robbery Ex-American football star has been charged in connection with an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
OJ Simpson arrested over break-in  | Ex-American football star has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room | | |
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Labor law protests turn violent
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| Feb.25 |
 England |
2 more held in $87 million robbery The men, aged 33 and 55, were arrested in the Maidstone area
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| Feb.22 |
England |
Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company
| The Securitas depot manager was stopped by an unmarked police car as he drove home from work.
A passenger spoke to the manager who got back into the car with him where he was handcuffed.
The manager's wife and young son were kidnapped from their home.
6 men tied up the depot staff on duty and then loaded the money into the truck.
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| Sep.29 |
Sao Paulo |
Three admit role in $70 million robbery 3 men admitted helping to steal $70 million last month from central bank in one of the biggest bank robberies ever
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| Sep.25 |
 Baghdad |
Violence leaves at least 29 dead Gunmen killed 2 security guards at the Al-Rasheed bank in the neighborhood of Mansoor, stealing $850,000
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| Aug.8 |
Brazil |
Tunneling bank robbers net $68 million Thieves tunneled into a bank in northeastern Brazil and made the biggest bank heist in the nation's history
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| Jan.7 |
Northern Ireland |
 Police say IRA behind bank raid| The organisation has been blamed for the multi-million pound Northern Bank raid in Belfast on December 20 | |
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| Dec.22 |
Northern Ireland |
$39m Belfast bank robbers hunted 20 armed raiders pulled off one of the world's biggest bank robberies
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| Apr.5 |
 Spain |
Hostage drama: Escape bid foiled A man who took 8 people hostage in a bank was arrested as he tried to escape in a speeding motorcycle after a standoff
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
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| Oct.25 |
Scotland |
 Home of Diana's mother is raided The mother of Princess has had her remote home burgled while in London attending a trial connected with Diana
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| Aug.24 |
 Berlin |
 Schroeder party office break-in A break-in had taken place at the campaign headquarters of Social Democratic Party and a laptop had been stolen
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| Apr.3 |
 Ukraine |
 Robbers chased across 3 countries Police have arrested 3 armed men after a two-day car chase through Germany and Poland
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| May.7 |
England |
Fugitive Biggs sent to jail 71-year-old Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, back to jail after more than 35 years on the run
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| May.5 |
Brazil |
Train robber Biggs heads home Ronnie Biggs has 28 years to serve of a 30-year sentence for 1963 Great Train robbery
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