Bank robbery in Linz-Urfahr: culprit, prey remains disappeared

Bank robbery in Linz-Urfahr: culprit, prey remains disappeared

In Linz-Urfahr, a bank robbery caused a sensation after the police were able to arrest the two perpetrators while part of the prey continues to be missing. The attack occurred around 10:17 a.m. in a branch of the Sparkasse on Leonfeldner Strasse. Two masked men, an 18-year-old from Vienna and a 19-year-old from Hungary, entered the bank and threatened the employees with pistols.

The situation quickly escalated: an employee was forced to lead the perpetrators to the safe, while the second robber prevented the remaining bank employees from triggering the alarm. After just a minute, the two men had the bank money and had fled into the nearby Harbachpark on foot. Fortunately, there were no injuries during the raid.

arrest after intensive search

Almost two hours after the attack, the police were able to arrest the two predators with the help of a reference from the population. Officials from the special unit Cobra and the fast intervention group (SIG) found the perpetrators in a forest area north of the bank. "Clothing, part of the loot and the container in which the stolen goods were," explained a police spokeswoman.