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CRIME: The 1997 copycat bank heist that left robbers Sh300 richer

NAIROBI, KENYA: Copycats rushing to replicate Kenya’s biggest bank heist of Sh96 million failed terribly 20 years ago, only managing to nick Sh300 from a customer’s pocket as they fled the scene in a pick-up truck.

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