The Great Escape !

Well most of us may have heard of the great escape, that great tunnel building enterprise at Stalag Luft III during 1944 which, whilst illustrating great enterprise, ingenuity and courage resulted in a tragic result for 50 of the 76 escapees, just three escapees making a home run.



Well today I see  a new somewhat different version of tunnelling enterprise has taken place in Germany.

Berlin fire fighters called on Monday to an underground garage put out a blaze only to find a 30-metre-long tunnel leading to the vaults of a nearby bank - which had been emptied. 

Thieves had smashed through reinforced concrete to dig their tunnel, meaning they must have had access to heavy duty equipment and police said they had no idea where the material excavated from the tunnel had ended up. The fire, police believe was begun by the thieves in an attempt to erase any evidence and cause a distraction while they robbed the bank.
Police were still examining the scene in the Steglitz area of the capital on Monday afternoon and are yet to find any clues pointing to suspects, despite thorough questioning of people living in the area.