Israeli youngsters try to rob bank with toy guns
- 9 years ago
Security camera footage shows the 12-year-old and 13-year-old Israeli boys wearing hooded sweatshirts, entering a bank in a suburb of Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
Police say both were carrying fake M-16 assault rifles and shouted "this is a holdup" - but fled without any cash after apparently losing their nerve.
The toy guns looked real and scared people inside the bank - police say. But lawyer Gil Gabay said the childrens' rights were violated.
(SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) LAWYER, GIL GABAY, SAYING:
"We are talking about children aged 12 and 13 who were arrested last night at 2300 (2100gmt). They were investigated during the night against legal instructions. They slept on a chair in the police station. Their rights were significantly violated. I think they should have been treated differently. I don't think they should have been treated like criminals."
Police identified the pair from the security footage and later arrested them.
Police say both were carrying fake M-16 assault rifles and shouted "this is a holdup" - but fled without any cash after apparently losing their nerve.
The toy guns looked real and scared people inside the bank - police say. But lawyer Gil Gabay said the childrens' rights were violated.
(SOUNDBITE) (Hebrew) LAWYER, GIL GABAY, SAYING:
"We are talking about children aged 12 and 13 who were arrested last night at 2300 (2100gmt). They were investigated during the night against legal instructions. They slept on a chair in the police station. Their rights were significantly violated. I think they should have been treated differently. I don't think they should have been treated like criminals."
Police identified the pair from the security footage and later arrested them.