quote:Thieves in Brazil have stolen up to $65m (£36m) after tunnelling into a bank in what police say could be the country's biggest bank heist.
The thieves dug a 200m (656ft) tunnel into the bank from a nearby house in the northern city of Fortaleza.
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"It's something you see in the movies... They dug a tunnel that goes underneath two [city] blocks. They've been digging for three months," investigator Francisco Queiroga told the Reuters news agency.
-------------------- All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand. Posts: 6912 | From: Flanders | Registered: Jan 2004
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Not that robbing banks is a good thing, but I can't help but think that's really cool.
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quote:Originally posted by Wizard of Yendor: Not that robbing banks is a good thing, but I can't help but think that's really cool.
Agreed. Any fool can walk into a bank with a gun and a note, but this took some actual engineering.
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Can anyone get information from the city about where electrical/gas/water lines are under ground? I would think digging a big tunnel in a city would be bound to hit some of those.
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Stealing is bad, mm-kay? But, this is the stuff of legends ... and Hollywood.
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