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| Armed bank robbers escape police | Armed bank robbers escape police |
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| Two masked men who walked into a bank and brandished a gun before escaping with thousands of pounds have escaped a police operation to catch them. | Two masked men who walked into a bank and brandished a gun before escaping with thousands of pounds have escaped a police operation to catch them. |
| A man was detained but released without charge after a dramatic incident at a house near to the Clydesdale Bank on Byres Road, Glasgow. | A man was detained but released without charge after a dramatic incident at a house near to the Clydesdale Bank on Byres Road, Glasgow. |
| The bank was targeted at about 0940 GMT, sparking a huge police response. | The bank was targeted at about 0940 GMT, sparking a huge police response. |
| Armed officers, six police cars, a dog handler and the police helicopter responded. | Armed officers, six police cars, a dog handler and the police helicopter responded. |
| A man detained was seen by eyewitnesses being led away from a guest house in Hillhead Street after the incident. | A man detained was seen by eyewitnesses being led away from a guest house in Hillhead Street after the incident. |
| He was released without charge. | He was released without charge. |
| A spokesman for the Clydesdale Bank said the raid happened shortly after the branch opened. | A spokesman for the Clydesdale Bank said the raid happened shortly after the branch opened. |
| He added that no-one was injured and said one customer was believed to be in the bank at the time. | He added that no-one was injured and said one customer was believed to be in the bank at the time. |
| Area sealed off | Area sealed off |
| About six police vehicles were sent to the scene and a search of the wider area was launched after that. | About six police vehicles were sent to the scene and a search of the wider area was launched after that. |
| The police helicopter joined the operation and officers then cordoned off an area of Hillhead Street and Gibson Street | The police helicopter joined the operation and officers then cordoned off an area of Hillhead Street and Gibson Street |
| Mobile phone video footage obtained exclusively by BBC Scotland shows a man emerging from a property in Hillhead Street at about 1125 GMT with his hands above his head. | Mobile phone video footage obtained exclusively by BBC Scotland shows a man emerging from a property in Hillhead Street at about 1125 GMT with his hands above his head. |
| The man is ordered to lie on the ground by the officers | |
| With police marksmen aiming weapons at him, he walks slowly across the street and lies spreadeagled on the ground before being handcuffed and led away. | With police marksmen aiming weapons at him, he walks slowly across the street and lies spreadeagled on the ground before being handcuffed and led away. |
| Student Andrew Faulkner, 19, witnessed a "siege situation" lasting about 20 minutes. | Student Andrew Faulkner, 19, witnessed a "siege situation" lasting about 20 minutes. |
| "I was woken by a helicopter outside and looked out the window and saw armed police," he said. | "I was woken by a helicopter outside and looked out the window and saw armed police," he said. |
| "Reinforcements arrived and went to the back of a building. | "Reinforcements arrived and went to the back of a building. |
| "An officer shouted for someone called 'Scott' to come outside and make himself known. | "An officer shouted for someone called 'Scott' to come outside and make himself known. |
| "He came out and lay on the ground before being taken away." | "He came out and lay on the ground before being taken away." |
| Det Insp Andy McWilliam said: "Further enquiries have revealed that the suspects ran from the bank into Burgh Lane. | Det Insp Andy McWilliam said: "Further enquiries have revealed that the suspects ran from the bank into Burgh Lane. |
| "I'd be particularly interested in speaking to anyone who witnessed this." | "I'd be particularly interested in speaking to anyone who witnessed this." |