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Several millions of euros robbed at Tirana Int'l Airport

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Three armed men robbed what is believed to be several millions of euros from an armored cash-transport vehicle at the Tirana International Airport on Thursday, the Albanian Daily News reported Friday.

The robbery happened on the runway when the money was being transferred from the armored vehicle to a plane which was supposed to leave for Austria's capital of Vienna. The money belongs to companies operating in the bank sector.

The robbers, wearing masks, managed to escape with the money and then burned the vehicle they had used, close to the place known as the Bridge of Tapiza.

Officials said it was difficult to get any useful clue upon checking the burned vehicle.

The incident occurred at a time when police at the Tirana International Airport had increased security following the terrorist attack at the Istanbul airport on June 28, according to the report. Endi