A branch of ProCredit Bank was robbed Saturday morning. (Interpressnews.)
TBILISI, DFWatch–An armed man robbed a bank in Tbilisi on Saturday.
The crime took place at about 10:45 in the morning at a branch of ProCredit Bank at 54 Chavchavadze Avenue in the Vake district.
No-one was injured.
According to witnesses, the robber had a gun and was acting alone.
He got away with GEL 15,000 (about USD 7,000), USD 9,000 and EUR 5,000.
Police later arrested a 32 year old man in his own apartment and found the stolen money.
Witnesses say the suspect was not wearing a mask and think he is a customer of ProCredit Bank.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is investigating it as a violation of section 179 of the Criminal Code, about robbery.
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