In Coral Gables, near to Miami, Florida, a Bank of America was taken hostage. The scenario is already winding down.. The Miami financial institution hostage scenario might have actually begun on Thurs night. There was a home attack and kidnapping that may be connected. Law enforcement confirmed that the hostage situation was over before noon on Friday morning. All hostages were out of the building.
Hostages held at Coral Gables
Reporters have been informed that the Coral Gables Bank of America heist began on Thurs evening. The connection is not certain, however is being investigated. The person who was kidnapped had to strap themselves to a bomb. Allegedly, the individual entered the financial institution before it opened. By eight in the morning, police, FBI, and SWAT teams were on the scene of the Coral Gables bank. U.S. 1 in both directions, Metrorail, the nearby University of Miami, and two elementary schools were all locked down during the response.
Thurs evening kidnapping connected to Coral Gables Bank robbery
The bank robbery in Miami has been associated with a home attack on Thursday — an attack that might have also been a kidnapping. Police are on the lookout for two individuals driving a red Mustang. It is not yet clear if the bank robbers / kidnappers were with the kidnapped employee who was possibly strapped to the bomb when he or she was forced to enter the financial institution. There is no word yet if the crime at the Coral Gables Bank of America was a bank robbery. It is possible that the bomb and Miami hostage scenario were intended to create a distraction.
Bomb stayed after the Miami hostage scenario concluded
The Miami-area Coral Gables Bank of America has confirmed that several individuals were held hostage during the situation. Just three and a half hours following the Miami hostage scenario began, the last people had left the building. The explosive device that had been strapped to an employee was apparently removed, because every person left the building and the bomb was nevertheless inside. The bomb, which was originally reported as strapped to the kidnapped employee, might still be inside the Coral Gables bank. Until every little thing was declared safe, the highways, public transportation, and schools were all kept closed.
Further reading
Miami Herald
miamiherald.com/2010/09/24/1840420/police-hostage-situation-at-coral.html
CBS
cbs4.com/local/bank.robbery.coral.2.1929612.html
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