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Originally posted by skynews
Bankrobbers have stolen more than £37m after tunnelling into a Central Bank vault in Brazil.
It is thought the massive heist is the biggest bank robbery in the country's history.
The Central Bank vault in the city of Fortaleza, about 1,550 miles northeast of Sao Paulo, was hit over the weekend.
The thieves built a 262-foot-long tunnel from a house near the bank, digging about 13 feet below the floor of the vault.
The tunnel had wooden panels and plastic sheets lining the walls as well as electric lighting, police revealed.
Cameras and motion detectors inside the vault did not function when the thieves broke through the floor.
The theft was not even discovered until Monday morning because the bank had been closed over the weekend.
"It's something you see in the movies," investigator Francisco Queiroga said.
"They dug a tunnel ... that goes underneath two (city) blocks. They've been digging for three months."
The biggest previous bank heist in Brazil took place in 1999 when thieves got away with £7.5m from a Sao Paulo bank.
start quizzing the brazilian members
jeez, 37 million
reading that reminded me of oceans eleven, lol
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