Hier die unglaubliche Geschichte vom Bankraub zu Bagdad in voller Länge:

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bank heist in downtown Baghdad on Wednesday should have presented the perfect opportunity for the new U.S.-Iraqi police patrols to show off their muscle. But thanks to dithering, language problems and the sheer audacity of the robbers, it turned into a farce worthy of the Keystone Kops. By the time a patrol of Iraqi policemen and U.S. Marines arrived on the scene, more than 20 thieves had already made their getaway, firing a victory shot from an AK-47 as they fled. Another three were thrown to the ground by Marines, who taped their arms behind their backs and wondered what to do next. Further down the street, a scuffle broke out as a bag of money was found discarded on the roadside. An Iraqi policeman, armed only with a truncheon, jumped into his battered, unmarked saloon car and went racing off toward the scuffle, leaving his new American colleagues behind. Five minutes later he returned, sprinting at full pace, minus his truncheon and his car. "That's great, that's just great. Now they have a getaway car and we don't even have a vehicle to take these guys to the police station," said Marine Corporal Shane Weeks, pointing to the captives lying face down on the pavement.