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| Robbery at Barclays Bank flagship branch at Piccadilly Circus | Robbery at Barclays Bank flagship branch at Piccadilly Circus |
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| A robbery has taken place at Barclays bank's central London flagship branch. | |
| Cash was taken from the bank, on Regent Street, at Piccadilly Circus at 09:35 BST, the Metropolitan Police said. | |
| A force spokesman said officers were called to reports of "an aggressive man at the bank". No arrests have been made and no weapon was seen or used. | A force spokesman said officers were called to reports of "an aggressive man at the bank". No arrests have been made and no weapon was seen or used. |
| "The man has stolen a quantity of money from the bank and then made off before police arrived," the spokesman added. | "The man has stolen a quantity of money from the bank and then made off before police arrived," the spokesman added. |
| One eyewitness posted photos on Twitter of the scene showing cash holders covered in red dye scattered on the ground outside Barclays. | One eyewitness posted photos on Twitter of the scene showing cash holders covered in red dye scattered on the ground outside Barclays. |
| Richard Barnett tweeted: "Some idiot has tried robbing Barclays Bank next door to my job, left coin trays on pavement..." | Richard Barnett tweeted: "Some idiot has tried robbing Barclays Bank next door to my job, left coin trays on pavement..." |
| David Marsden-Sainou tweeted: "Absolute chaos in Piccadilly... Someone actually just tried to rob Barclays Bank?! Dropped the loot on the way out! #BankRobbery" | David Marsden-Sainou tweeted: "Absolute chaos in Piccadilly... Someone actually just tried to rob Barclays Bank?! Dropped the loot on the way out! #BankRobbery" |
| No-one was injured during the robbery. The bank remains closed and the area outside it cordoned off. | |
| A Barclays spokesman said: "We apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused." |