LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are still looking for the gunmen who strapped what they claimed was a bomb to a bank manger before robbing a Los Angeles bank.
Authorities say two masked gunmen kidnapped the bank manager from her home Wednesday morning, and after strapping the device to her waist, forced her to order bank employees to "take out all the money" from her Bank America branch when it opened.
The money was thrown to the robbers, who were waiting outside, and authorities say the men drove off.
No one was injured in the heist. A Los Angeles County sheriff's bomb squad disabled the device, which investigators say resembled an explosive but was not.
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374-a-06-(Captain Mike Parker, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, at news conference)-"in the bank"-Los Angeles County Sheriff's Captain Mike Parker says even though they were afraid of live explosives that would go off, police officers stayed with the bank manager to comfort her. (5 Sep 2012)
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375-q-14-(Laura Eimiller (EYE-mihl-ur), spokeswoman, FBI-Los Angeles, at news conference)-"as a victim"-FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller was asked if the bank manager might know the robbers. (5 Sep 2012)
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367-a-09-(Lieutenant Neal Mongan (MAHN'-gan), Huntington Park Police Department, at news conference)-"bank, or customers"-Huntington Park Police Lieutenant Neal Mongan says the bank manager says she was held captive at her own home until it was time for the bank to open Wednesday morning. (5 Sep 2012)
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APPHOTO LA104: Los Angeles Police bomb squad members check for explosive devices outside a Bank of America branch in Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Authorities say two gunmen kidnapped a bank manager, held her overnight and strapped a device to her stomach before robbing a Bank of America. The woman was told by the robbers the device was an explosive. The woman then had employees take money from the bank and put it outside. The suspects remain at large (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (5 Sep 2012)
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APPHOTO LA103: Los Angeles Police bomb squad members check for explosive devices outside a Bank of America branch in Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Authorities say two gunmen kidnapped a bank manager, held her overnight and strapped a device to her stomach before robbing a Bank of America. The woman then had employees take money from the bank and put it outside. The suspects remain at large. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (5 Sep 2012)
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