(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — Several unidentified gunmen stole $500,000,000 LL, or $330,000 USD, from an armored banking truck in Baalbek on Saturday, according to sources.
Gunmen were reportedly driving two BMW SUVs when they stopped beside a Jammal Trust Bank armored truck and began firing bullets.
Source say they demanded two bank employees to step out of the way, when the gunmen stole the money and quickly fled the scene.
The employees were transferring money from the Jammal Trust Bank to the Central Bank, about 150 meters away.
Local Lebanese police say they are interrogating bank employees and have since gathered surveillance footage from a hotel between the two banks.