Armed robbers held 25 people hostage in Naples bank heist before ‘fleeing through sewage tunnels’

NewsWorldEuropeArmed robbers held 25 people hostage in Naples bank heist before ‘fleeing through sewage tunnels’The incident took place in broad daylight with armed police flown in from Tuscany to deal with the crisisMaira Butt Friday 17 April 2026 12:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2959734","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/armed-robbery-naples-bank-hostages-b2959734.html","title":"Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage in Naples before ‘fleeing through sewage tunnel’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-19763","index":0}(Google)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Armed robbers held 25 people hostage during a bank...