Naples bank robbers hold 25 people hostage then vanish through tunnel

Several armed men robbed a bank in broad daylight in Naples, holding 25 people hostage before making their escape via a tunnel. Police surrounded a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city shortly after the robbery began around midday local time (10:00 GMT). Local outlets reported that they negotiated with the robbers before the hosta...

Several armed men robbed a bank in broad daylight in Naples, holding 25 people hostage before making their escape via a tunnel.

Police surrounded a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city shortly after the robbery began around midday local time (10:00 GMT).

Local outlets reported that they negotiated with the robbers before the hostages could be released, about two hours into the robbery.

Firemen could be seen smashing in a window with battering rams and helping people climb out from inside in videos shared on social media.