Four masked gunmen robbed around 120,000 dollars from the Mediterranean Bank branch in the northern town of Amioun Saturday, police reported. A Police communiqué said the four, who have not been identified, escapade in a beige-colored car to an unknown destination. | A security source said the gunmen's escape car has been identified as one of the vehicles used by the Syrian-sponsored Fatah-Islam terrorist group. |
The source who spoke on condition of anonymity, noted that members of the Group had robbed two banks in the northern town of Tripoli and the southern coastal village of Gaziyeh earlier this year to finance terrorist attacks in Lebanon. Police had arrested a number of Fatah-Islam members in connection with the twin bus bombings in the village of Ein Alaq on Feb. 13 which killed and wounded at least 20 people. The police communiqué said a man hunt was underway for the four gunmen who robbed the Bank in Amioun.