Vienna – Armed “Obama Robber” Hits Austria Banks

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    In this image released by Austrian Police and made Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, a bank robber wearing a mask depicting U.S. President Barack Obama enters a bank in Handenberg, Austria. Police say the man, nicknamed the "Obama Robber" by local media, is wanted for six heists since 2008. The most recent took place Thursday, where the Obama-resembling suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of money after threatening bank employees with a gun. (AP Photo/Austrian Police)Vienna – Say, isn’t that the president with a gun in his hand? Actually, no, but it sure looks like it.

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    Austrian authorities are searching for a bank robber who uses an unusual disguise: He wears a Barack Obama mask during his holdups.

    Police say the man, nicknamed the “Obama Robber” by local media, is wanted for six heists since 2008. The most recent took place Thursday in the hamlet of Handenberg, where the Obama-resembling suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of money after threatening bank employees with a gun.

    Police official Markus Mitloehner said Friday that the man is thought to be a local since he speaks the regional dialect — with nary a trace of Obama’s more professorial accent.


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    13 years ago

    The mask from this photo looks nothing at all like him.

    toolee
    toolee
    13 years ago

    Well I would first ask Mr Obama if he has an ALIBI for the time of the robbery.

    13 years ago

    And there you go. Obama is robbing us blind

    jacob
    jacob
    13 years ago

    We have the real thing!

    amicable
    amicable
    13 years ago

    This is just a republican conspiracy to make Obama look bad