Three masked men who robbed the Rumais branch of Bank Muscat last Thursday took more than 150,000 rials (Dh1,426,570), Gulf News has learnt.

They are still at large, an official source at the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said on Sunday.

“The manhunt continues to nab the suspects,” said the official.

The three robbers, one of them armed with a semi-automatic weapon, entered the bank at 8am through the staff entrance at the rear of the building.

There were no casualties but one of the staff fainted

A customer, who spoke to police, said the men were tall, dark-skinned and spoke English

“Everyone at the bank was scared. They told us to lie down. Thank God, no one was hurt,” the employee said.

In August 2013, six men burgled the Al Hayal Bank in Ibri province, about 250km northwest of Muscat.

The perpetrators managed to steal a small safe from the bank but failed to take the bigger one due to its weight.

The men were later arrested by the police.

In March 2013, staff at the Bank Muscat in Fanja of Bidbid province, foiled a robbery attempt by an Arab national.

In 2010, a masked man robbed the Bank Muscat branch in Ghala area of Bausher province in Muscat governorate and stole 48,000 riyals.

Bank Muscat is Oman’s largest lender

source : gulfnews