Robbers dig 100-foot tunnel to raid German bank

Robbers dig 'professional' tunnel to raid German bank: Customers and a camera man stand in front of a Berlin bank Monday. IMAGE

AP Photo: Tobias Koch, DAPD. Robbers dig 'professional' tunnel to raid German bank: Customers and a camera man stand in front of a Berlin bank Monday. IMAGE

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German police say a tunnel dug by robbers who raided a Berlin bank's safe deposit room was "very professional" and even included ceiling supports.

BERLIN — German police say robbers dug a 100-foot tunnel into the safe deposit room of a Berlin bank and escaped with their haul, setting a fire as they left to cover their tracks.

Berlin police spokesman Thomas Neuendorf says the tunnel led from an underground garage into the bank's safe deposit room.

AP Photo: Tobias Koch, DAPD. Robbers dig 'professional' tunnel to raid German bank: The robbers' tunnel led from this underground garage into the bank's safe deposit room. IMAGE

Neuendorf told The Associated Press Monday that the tunnel was "very professional" and must have taken weeks or even months to complete. It was elaborately constructed and even had ceiling supports.

Police were alerted to the break-in early Monday when a security guard noticed smoke coming from the deposit room.

Neuendorf says police are still trying to determine what valuables were stolen from the deposit boxes.

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