Local bank robbed at gunpoint in Wihdat neighborhood, search for suspect begins

AMMAN — A local bank has been robbed at gunpoint in Wihdat neighborhood in the capital on Wednesday morning, Police Spokesperson Lt. Col. Amer Sartawi said. "

No one was injured in the attack and we are currently searching for the suspect," Sartawi told The Jordan Times.

Wednesday robbery is the second to be reported in the capital in the past two days.

On Monday, a local bank was robbed at gunpoint by a sole gunman who managed to reportedly escape with JD98,000 before being arrested by authorities almost 90 minutes later.