Armed Robbery Sends Banks Looking For Security Upgrades

Romanian banks are considering the possibility to take additional security measures, after the armed robbery of a bank in W Romania, said Romanian Banks Association president Radu Gratian Ghetea.

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"The banking community is preoccupied with bank security, and the fact that there have not been many similar incidents so far indicates this tendency. Additional measures are never a bad thing. I am convinced that starting (Friday) banks are analyzing whether they need additional security," Ghetea told MEDIAFAX Saturday.

Two people with guns and ski masks entered a bank in western Romanian city Cluj, pistol-whipped the guard and struck a cashier, making away with the equivalent of some EUR70,000.

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