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| Daylight robbery: armed men ram their way into central Sydney bank | Daylight robbery: armed men ram their way into central Sydney bank |
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| Armed robbers have used a stolen Porsche SUV to ram-raid a central Sydney bank in broad daylight. | Armed robbers have used a stolen Porsche SUV to ram-raid a central Sydney bank in broad daylight. |
| Three masked men crashed the vehicle into an automatic teller machine outside the Westpac bank on Kent Street at about 11.15am, causing the outer wall to collapse. | Three masked men crashed the vehicle into an automatic teller machine outside the Westpac bank on Kent Street at about 11.15am, causing the outer wall to collapse. |
| Armed with sledgehammers, the men then entered the bank through the opening and took money from the tellers, police said. They escaped in a blue Subaru sedan, which was waiting outside with a getaway driver. | Armed with sledgehammers, the men then entered the bank through the opening and took money from the tellers, police said. They escaped in a blue Subaru sedan, which was waiting outside with a getaway driver. |
| No one was injured in the incident, but some employees were treated by paramedics for shock. | No one was injured in the incident, but some employees were treated by paramedics for shock. |
| One witness said he was across the road working on a construction site when he saw the vehicle smash into the bank. | One witness said he was across the road working on a construction site when he saw the vehicle smash into the bank. |
| "I saw it go through the window, and came out just as two guys jumped out of the car." | "I saw it go through the window, and came out just as two guys jumped out of the car." |
| He said the men had towels wrapped around their heads and were carrying sledgehammers and a baseball bat. | He said the men had towels wrapped around their heads and were carrying sledgehammers and a baseball bat. |
| Bystanders stood shocked as the men ran into the bank, then ran out again a few minutes later carrying a bag each. | Bystanders stood shocked as the men ran into the bank, then ran out again a few minutes later carrying a bag each. |
| "Everyone was just shocked," he said. | "Everyone was just shocked," he said. |
| "You don't really see this every day in the CBD on a Friday. | "You don't really see this every day in the CBD on a Friday. |
| "But it's Friday the 13th." | "But it's Friday the 13th." |
| One of the sledgehammers remained on the footpath as police officers collected statements from witnesses at about 12.30pm. | One of the sledgehammers remained on the footpath as police officers collected statements from witnesses at about 12.30pm. |
| Witness Patrick Lynch said the bank robbery was surreal. | Witness Patrick Lynch said the bank robbery was surreal. |
| "It was so brazen, a bank robbery in the middle of town," he told reporters at the scene. | "It was so brazen, a bank robbery in the middle of town," he told reporters at the scene. |
| "Everybody was in shock." | "Everybody was in shock." |
| Westpac confirmed in a statement that a branch on Kent Street had been robbed. | Westpac confirmed in a statement that a branch on Kent Street had been robbed. |
| No staff or customers have reported injuries. | No staff or customers have reported injuries. |
| "Our priority is our customers' and our employees' safety and we are currently providing support to them," Westpac said. | "Our priority is our customers' and our employees' safety and we are currently providing support to them," Westpac said. |
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