It sounds like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster. But police say this one was all too real. In what investigators are comparing to the film Ocean’s Eleven, a highly organised gang drilled its way into the vault of a german savings bank in Gelsenkirchen escaping with cash, gold and jewellery worth an estimated 35 million dollars.

German bank vault hit in Ocean's Eleven-style heist in Gelsenkirchen 

In western Germany, thieves took advantage of the Christmas lull to pull off a major heist at a retail bank. They drilled into a vault and emptied thousands of safe deposit boxes. Police say the haul is worth around 30 million euros (about $35 million) and includes valuables from customer deposit boxes.


Germany bank heist: Thieves drill into vault, loot $35 million 

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German bank vault hit in Ocean's Eleven-style heist in Gelsenkirchen

Germany bank heist: Thieves drill into vault, loot $35 million