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13/08/2015
Garda Hunt Man Following Attempted Armed Robbery
Gardaí are searching for a man in connection with the attempted armed robbery of an Ulster Bank in Blackpool, County Cork.
According to reports, a man entered the branch and produced a knife. He threatened staff with the knife and demanded cash.
It is understood that a bank teller gave the man a special cash bundle containing a dye pack.
As the man tried to flee the scene, the dye pack exploded, covering the suspect in a bright purple dye. His clothes and hands are thought to have been covered in dye as he fled in the direction of Sprig Lane.
There are no reports of any injuries.
(MH)
According to reports, a man entered the branch and produced a knife. He threatened staff with the knife and demanded cash.
It is understood that a bank teller gave the man a special cash bundle containing a dye pack.
As the man tried to flee the scene, the dye pack exploded, covering the suspect in a bright purple dye. His clothes and hands are thought to have been covered in dye as he fled in the direction of Sprig Lane.
There are no reports of any injuries.
(MH)
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