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| Jun.13 |
 Baghdad |
Blast, gunfire kill 15 near bank| After the initial blast, clashes broke out between security forces and armed men trying to rob Iraq's central bank. 45 others wounded | |
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| Jun.9 |
 Johannesburg |
 World Cup reporters 'robbed at gunpoint' Three foreign journalists covering the World Cup in South Africa have been robbed at gunpoint
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| Mar.28 |
 Switzerland |
Armed robbers raid Swiss casino  Map of Basel Switzerland| About 10 men armed with pistols and small machine guns raided a casino and made off into France with several hundred thousand Swiss francs | |
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| Mar.6 |
 Berlin |
Robbers raid hotel poker tournament Robbers - armed with assault rifles and hand grenades - have stormed a luxury hotel in central Berlin where a poker tournament was taking place
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| Feb.15 |
 Argentina |
 Trial starts in 'robbery of the century' About 600 witnesses are expected to testify in a trial that started for a bank heist some call Argentina's 'robbery of the century'
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| Jan.8 |
 Angola |
  Togo football team bus attacked  Map of Cabinda Angola A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
| 9 people were wounded -- 8 Togolese and one Angolan. The bus driver was killed in the attack and three others were injured. The assistant coach of Togo's national soccer team is among the victims of Friday's machine-gun attack
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| Sep.7 |
 Mexico |
Robbery cited for candidate's death Mexican officials say the theft of cash, computers was the motive for the weekend slayings of a legislative candidate, his wife and two children
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| Sep.2 |
Baghdad |
4 from security force face death for heist An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced to death four members of the country’s security forces for a bank robbery that left eight people dead
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| Aug.19 |
 Kabul |
Robbers killed in gunbattle at bank Police stormed a bank and killed 3 armed robbers after their robbery attempt had escalated into a gun battle with security officers
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| Oct.3 |
 Nevada |
Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts Map of Las Vegas Mountain States He faces 5 years to life. O.J. Simpson and Co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart were found guilty on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping
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| Sep.15 |
Nevada |
OJ Simpson robbery trial begins The robbery trial of the former football star has opened in Las Vegas with prosecutors urging the jury to unmask his 'true face'
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| Jun.22 |
 Sao Paulo |
Pele robbed by armed youths 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 Map of Las Vegas Mountain States| 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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| 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 Map of Kent United Kingdom 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 |
Northeastern 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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| Oct.25 |
Scotland |
Home of Diana's mother is raided
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| Aug.24 |
Berlin |
Schroeder party office break-in
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| Apr.3 |
Western Ukraine |
Robbers chased across 3 countries
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| May.7 |
England |
Fugitive Biggs sent to jail
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| May.5 |
Brazil |
Train robber Biggs heads home
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