andyfox
04-17-2003, 02:49 PM
In Iraq, U.S. marines foiled a brazen act of lawlessness during the day when they interrupted a robbery-in-progress at a branch of the al-Rashid Bank and took away $4 million for safekeeping.
Thieves had blown a hole in the vault and dropped children in to bring out fistfuls of cash. As word spread that the robbery was under way, Iraqis gathered, saying they had accounts at the branch, and a riot broke out.
Marines broke it up - over the protests of Iraqis not involved in the robbery - and removed $4 million in American dollars. The thieves were arrested.
Thieves had blown a hole in the vault and dropped children in to bring out fistfuls of cash. As word spread that the robbery was under way, Iraqis gathered, saying they had accounts at the branch, and a riot broke out.
Marines broke it up - over the protests of Iraqis not involved in the robbery - and removed $4 million in American dollars. The thieves were arrested.