Thieves hit security truck for more than 8 million crowns

Unknown assailants made off with more than 8 million crowns in cash on Friday after holding up a security truck in the Czech capital. According to reports, the robbery took place before noon, after security company employees had picked up the funds at a Prague post office. One of security men was slightly injured in the incident and had to be taken to hospital. The thieves escaped in a car which was later found by a nearby forest. The vehicle had been set alight in an apparent attempt to destroy evidence.

Author: Jan Velinger