John
02-14-2010, 01:46 PM
A hapless bank robber fled empty handed when he turned up at the branch - on early closing day.
Baffled staff - taking part in a training session - watched in amusement as he hammered on the door with his gun demanding to be let in, say police in Kirchheim, Austria.
The would-be crook - who was caught on camera wearing his Barack Obama mask - eventually fled to his getaway car empty handed.
"We thought it was part of the training, some sort of initiative test, or a joke. Laughing only seemed to make him more angry," said one worker.
Although closed the staff were still in the bank as they were taking part in the after hours training session.
Police said the Barack Obama raider was about 1.75 metres tall and dressed in a dark jacket with red stripes on its sleeves, dark jeans and dark gloves.
A bank spokesman said: "He wasn't very smart - the bank was robbed both last December and in January this year and we now have really tight security."
Baffled staff - taking part in a training session - watched in amusement as he hammered on the door with his gun demanding to be let in, say police in Kirchheim, Austria.
The would-be crook - who was caught on camera wearing his Barack Obama mask - eventually fled to his getaway car empty handed.
"We thought it was part of the training, some sort of initiative test, or a joke. Laughing only seemed to make him more angry," said one worker.
Although closed the staff were still in the bank as they were taking part in the after hours training session.
Police said the Barack Obama raider was about 1.75 metres tall and dressed in a dark jacket with red stripes on its sleeves, dark jeans and dark gloves.
A bank spokesman said: "He wasn't very smart - the bank was robbed both last December and in January this year and we now have really tight security."