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Perpetrator on the run after bank robbery in Lochau

It is not known how much money the perpetrator stole.(Bild: Landespolizeidirektion Vorarlberg , Krone KREATIV)

Shortly before 3 p.m., the masked bank robber entered the Raiffeisenbank branch in Lochau. He threatened the bank employee with a handgun and forced her to hand over cash. 

A short time later, the unidentified man fled on foot with the loot. It is not known in which direction he disappeared. The police immediately launched a manhunt. 

Description of the perpetrator
They are looking for a man about 1.85 meters tall. The police suspect that he comes from abroad. He was wearing a black jacket and a black hooded sweatshirt. He was also wearing a black peaked cap and was covered with a black scarf.