Bank robber flees with B160,000 in Phuket

Police at the Bangkok Bank, Rawai branch, at Lotus department store in Phuket's Muang district, after it was robbed of 160,000 baht on Monday afternoon. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran)

PHUKET: A man armed with a revolver held up a Bangkok Bank branch at the Lotus department store in Rawai area of Muang district on Monday and fled with 160,000 baht.

The robber struck about 12.55pm, Pol Lt Col Techin Deethong-on, a duty officer at Chalong, said.