Police hunt pair who held up east London bank armed with knife and tyre iron

Sebastian Mann25 January 2016
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Police are hunting two suspects after a hooded masked man stormed a bank in east London brandishing a 10-inch knife.

Scotland Yard said they are looking to trace two men were involved in a hold-up at the Poplar branch of Barclays.

CCTV shows one of the robbers waving a large kitchen knife as he demands cash. Outside, a second man armed with a wheel brace stood guard.

Police said bank workers refused to give in to the demands of the knifeman, who then fled the scene with the second suspect in a grey Honda Accord with blacked out windows.

They made off from the bank on East India Dock Road with a customer's wallet and mobile phone.

The man wields the large knife by the counter in the bank
Metropolitan Police

Officers found the car abandoned in the Poplar area two days after the incident, shortly before 4pm on July 14 last year.

The knife-wielding suspect was described as Asian and aged between 20 and 25. He was said to have a London accent. He dressed in black with a pair white gloves.

The second man was described by police as having “dark skin” and of roughly the same age.

He wore a dark green, black and grey camouflage hooded jacket and dark coloured trousers. The hood was worn up and his face was covered by a scarf.

The Met's flying squad is investigating.

Witnesses can contact 020 8345 1404 or 101. Or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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