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Albania: Armed group raids Austrian Airways flight in high-stakes robbery
One man was shot dead and four others were arrested in Albania on Tuesday, following a high-stakes robbery at the Teresa Rinasi International Airport, just north of the capital Tirana. Armed robbers wearing masks stormed the airport runway in the afternoon and stole millions of euros from an Austria Airlines flight. The robbers managed to gain access to the through a gate reserved for firefighters. Dressed in military fatigues, three robbers threatened employees handling the flight's… (www.msn.com) 更多...
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There has to be an insider on this job. Why that aircraft, why that day?
It's a bit simplified since they know that all the foreign banks in Albania ship their cash out to Vienna on the Austrian flight. All they have to do is have a lookout to see if the armored car is at the airport the day of the flight or not.
Wow, I thought something like this only happens in Hollywood movies...
I was looking, but I never saw Chuck Norris's name in the article... - All jokes aside... I hope they catch the people involved in this... Sounds like an organized group.
Besides the five people who executed the robbery and were caught shortly after leaving the airport, there must have been insiders at the airline, airport, and bank to provide them with the details of the transfer.
