Armed robbers (1) ___________________(escape) with an unknown quantity of cash in a daylight raid on a bank in Central District, Hong Kong.
It (2) _________________ (think) that at least ten million Hong Kong dollars (US$ 1.3 million) in cash and other valuables (3) _________________take) but the bank (4) ________________________ (not / yet / reveal) how much.
A large area of Central District (5) ______________________ (seal off) bringing traffic to a standstill. However, all of the thieves (6) _________________ (manage) to escape. One customer told reporters, ‘We (7) _________________ (tell) to lie on the floor and that if anyone moved they (8) ___________________ (shoot).’
Police (9) _________________ (arrive) within minutes after shots (10) _________________ (hear) coming from inside the bank and a member of the public (11) _________________ (dial) 999.
Detective Superintendent Andy Chan of B Division later made a statement saying that no arrests (12) _________________ (make) so far but he was confident the men (13) _____________________ (find) soon.