Major hunt for 3 men after armed post office robbery

(ADW) Three heavily armed men burst into the Niederanven post office on Thursday morning and robbed it at gunpoint while two customers were present.

The incident is reported to have occurred at about 8.30am at the post office located inside the "Les Arcades" shopping centre, although luckily nobody was hurt in the incident.

The dramatic scene triggered a major hunt for the offenders including traffic controls on the motorway to and from Trier. Officers equipped with sub-machine guns were deployed and even a police helicopter became part of the search.

The three dark-clothed suspects apparently fled the scene in a dark green Audi 100 Avant BJ with the Luxembourg number plate WZ079 that was waiting outside the post office, in the direction of Luxembourg City.

Motorists are advised not to pick up any hitchikers and any witnesses who may discover the car should be extremely cautious as the perpetrators are considered to be armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information should call the emergency number 113 immediately.

Several robberies at post offices and banks have occurred this year in Luxembourg including in April when three offenders broke into a BCEE bank in the same "Les Arcades" shopping centre in Niederanven.  

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