$300 Million Stolen From Iraqi Bank

Thieves have stolen nearly $300 million (148 million pounds) from a bank in Baghdad, police and a bank official said on Thursday, in what is probably one of the biggest thefts in Iraq since the 2003 war to topple Saddam Hussein.

Police said the thieves were three guards who worked at the private Dar Es Salaam bank in Baghdad's Karrada district.

They said that when bank employees arrived for work on Wednesday they found the front door open and the money gone. The guards, who normally slept at the bank, had also disappeared, they said.

An official at the bank said about $300 million in U.S. dollars had been stolen, as well as 220 million Iraqi dinars (87,000 pounds). He declined to give further details.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL1274958920070712?feedType=RSS&rpc=451&sp=true

They could have at least closed the door when they left!

 

Wow thats a big some of money, and even more so for an Iraqi.

~Maria

 

I didn't know $300 million existed in Iraq... zing!

 

They will get caught, I know it.

 

Man, I'm suprised that Iraqi has so much money in that one bank. I'm confused on how the 3 thieves were able to crarry the money out.

 

Wow thats odd, they can just walk out with that much money..Didn't know guards had the codes and stuff to open the vault, I thought they just sat there..I'm sure they will get caught sooner or later..

 

I'm guessing they probably didn't carry it all out in one trip

 

Stolen? Or gone to one of the officials pocket?

 

now thats more like it

 

well all that money is from the american tax payers

 

The US tax money doesn't go to iraq.... goes to the war yes, but to iraq personally.

 

So there had been a bigger theft than this before?

 

Lol they have a lot of money more than even you have seen in your country