NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
April 16, 2003
Release Number: 03-04-141
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
U.S. MARINES PREVENT ROBBERY, RECOVER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. Marines stopped a bank robbery Tuesday, recovering approximately US $3.7 million.
The Marines responded to calls by local citizens reporting robbers were looting a nearby bank. A Marine patrol rushed to the site, and as they entered the bank three robbers fired at the Marines from inside the depository. The Marines returned fire killing one person and injuring a second. A third escaped.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has secured the money.
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