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One robber has been shot dead and another injured in an attempted
armed robbery at a Hampshire bank, according to Sky News
sources.
The incident happened as the pair attempted to rob a security van
outside an HSBC branch in Chandlers Ford.
A force spokesman was unable to confirm that anyone had been shot
but said Hampshire Police had been involved in a joint operation
with the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad at the bank.
A spokesman for HSBC confirmed no customers or staff were hurt in
the incident.
"We are obviously very grateful because this violent incident
appears to have had the potential to have been much worse," the
bank said.
Witness Melanie Chase, who lives above the bank, said: "I was in
the bath when I heard someone shouting 'Get down, Get down' and
then I heard three shots. I looked out the window and saw blood
everywhere on the floor. It was horrible."
Lynn Ward, who works at the Alexander Keen estate agent next door
to the HSBC branch in Bournemouth Road, said: "I heard a loud bang
ring out and initially thought it must be a traffic accident.
"But when I looked out of the window I saw a security van and two
people on the floor with armed police stood over them. It was chaos
and there was lots of shouting and screaming."
The Flying Squad specialises in tackling armed robbers and often
lies in wait for gangs as a result of tip offs
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ambushed by police.