Armed robbers hold 25 people hostage at Naples bank before fleeing through hole in floor

Emergency workers rescue hostages through a broken window of the Crédit Agricole branch in Naples. Photograph: Shutterstock

Armed robbers held 25 people hostage at a bank in Naples for two hours on Thursday, before fleeing through a tunnel.

The three thieves entered a branch of Crédit Agricole in the southern Italian city at about 11.30am, taking hostage staff and customers, who were freed by police a couple of hours later.