Invader Bank in Austria surrendered

Police convinced the man to give up 6 hours after seizure of the Bank.

After hours of negotiations, the man who seized this morning, the Bank branch in the Austrian town of Erpfendorf (Federal state of Tyrol), released the hostage and surrendered to police.

“The group of the police negotiating I finally convinced the 28-year-old man in the second half of the day to release the hostage. 15:30 he gave up,” the message reads.

Thus negotiations with armed criminals was carried out for 6 hours. After he went outside, he was immediately arrested by the task force Cobra.

As noted by Kleine Zeitung, the hostage was a 32-year-old taxi driver, who brought the attacker to the Bank. The robber put on him a belt, stating that it contained explosives. After it became clear that it was only a dummy with stones inside.

We will remind, today, on may 12, around 9:30 on one of the branches of the Bank in the Austrian town of Erpfendorf was attacked. Although most of the people who were in the Bank, was evacuated, it was assumed that the attacker can be other hostages. Police cordoned off the surrounding area. Into place there arrived the special forces.

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