Motorcyclists steal 75 mil. yen from money transport vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Police investigate a robbery site in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 20 where two men stole a bag containing about 75 million yen from a money transport vehicle (C). One man drove a motorbike (in front of the vehicle in photo) in the vehicle's path to make it stop, while the other man broke the glass of the vehicle's rear window and grabbed the bag of cash from the back seat. The two sped away on a different motorbike, the police said. (Kyodo)

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