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An armed gang in southern Italy posed as police and blew up an armoured van in a bid to carry out a raid, in what local media referred to as a scene out of the “wild west”.<\/p>\n
Footage from the incident on a motorway in Italy’s region of Puglia shows the group wearing balaclavas and armed with Kalashnikov rifles during the attack on Monday morning.<\/p>\n
The heist took place shortly after dawn on the 613 motorway connecting Lecce and Brindisi, when the armed group arrived on the scene in an Alfa Romeo Stelvio, a Jeep Compass and Kia Sportage – all of which had fake emergency lights on, local media reports.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n They then set a vehicle on fire, forcing the armoured van to stop.<\/p>\n The gang then used an explosive on the van, resulting in a huge plume of smoke.<\/p>\n According to some reports, the number of armoured vehicles blocked was actually two and they were carrying millions of euros<\/a><\/strong> – but this hasn’t been confirmed.<\/p>\n Video taken by witnesses shows at least six masked people, some of whom appeared to be in white suits.<\/p>\n As they later sought to escape, the armed group opened fire against the Carabinieri – Italy’s national law enforcement agency – which had intervened.<\/p>\n The heist, however, appears to have been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n Two people have reportedly been arrested.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n