Ten armed criminals robbed the Pro Credit Bank branch in the center of Skopje at about 09:30 this morning. The bank informed officially that 50,000 euros were stolen from the vault.
Bank employees say that the robbers stormed into the bank and started shooting at the vault. Two police officers were wounded in the shooting and they were taken to the Clinical Center. Two bank employees, who were hit by the robbers, were also taken to hospital. A woman driving in a bus near the bank was also wounded, as the robbers were fleeing. A bus-ticket stand nearby was also damaged from stray bullets.

The streets in the center of Skopje and broader are blocked. Interior Ministry teams are conducting an investigation at the scene, the electronic media report. Witnesses who were in the bank at the time say that they dropped to the ground, while the criminals shot at the vault. Someone unlocked the vault in all the confusion, after which the robbers fled.