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Seven million dollar Iraq bank heist leaves eight dead

Baghdad : Iraq | Jul 29, 2009 at 11:50 AM PDT

By RaulDeSouza

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Eight security guards were tied up, gagged, and killed when armed robbers held up the Rafidain bank in Karradah district of Baghdad, Baghdad bureau de change, and made off with US$7 million (8.5ع.د million Iraqi Dinars).

The robbery occured about 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. Five of the guards were off duty and may have been on break or asleep, and only three were actively on duty at the time of the break in.

Initial investigations in the capital city of Iraq reveal that pillows may have been used to muffle the gunshot noise rather than silencers.

"I have never seen such a brutal crime. Now robberies have become like foreign movies - they steal and kill and disappear," said a bank employee.

It is not certain at this time if the robbers were funding terrorist causes from the proceeds of the bank robbery.

"While I cannot confirm that the attacks were terrorist related, it does fit past trends of terrorist groups in Iraq of financing their operations through crimes — like kidnappings for ransom, robberies and black marketeering," reported U.S. Army Maj. David Shoupe.

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RaulDeSouza is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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