A man who tried to hold up a bank that had been closed for years has been jailed by a court in Germany, BBC reported.

The man tried to hold up the branch in the northwestern town of Walchum with a toy gun and robbed a bystander. But the branch moved years ago, with only cash machines left where the bank once stood. After first demanding a 10,000 euro ransom for the woman, he forced her to withdraw 400 euros and fled.

The 57-year-old got a seven-year jail sentence for the robbery.

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笨贼抢银行 不料已迁址

       据英国广播公司报道，德国有家银行已关闭数年，而有名男子却意图前往抢劫，后被法院判刑。

       这名男子携带玩具手枪，到达德国瓦尔休姆北部小镇的一家银行，准备实施抢劫，结果这家银行已搬走数年，只剩下取款机还在。他便对一名女性路人下了手，起初要求对方拿出一万欧元赎金，后来胁迫她取出400欧元，便拿走逃跑。

       最终，这名57岁的男子因抢劫被判七年有期徒刑。

(China.org.cn December 6, 2011)