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Robbers made away with cash after drilling tunnel from shopping complex

(PHOTO: DAVID GICHURU, STANDARD)

A gang of robbers pulled one of the most dramatic heists on Sunday night, snatching Sh50 million from a Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) branch in Thika town without firing a single shot.

The criminals, whose number has not yet been established, used a tunnel they had dug from the adjacent Thika City Friendly Stalls building to access the bank’s strongroom.

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