<p>The disguised thief robbed a bank in the town of Handenberg in Upper Austria just before the bank closed at 6:00 pm (2230 IST), police said in statement.<br /><br />Police believe the same man, disguised by his Obama mask, has been carrying out such bank raids for the past two years.<br /><br />He threatened the bank's employee with a gun, shouting: "This is a hold-up. Give me the money."<br /><br />The robber -- who apparently spoke with a local dialect -- initially fled by foot with the money in a black shoulder bag.<br /><br />Witnesses said they then sped off in a dark car with a Salzburg region number plate.<br />No one was hurt during the hold-up, police said.<br /><br />The statement did not say how much money the robber made off with, but the daily Kronenzeitung, in its online edition, put the amount at 10,000 euros (USD 13,500).</p>
<p>The disguised thief robbed a bank in the town of Handenberg in Upper Austria just before the bank closed at 6:00 pm (2230 IST), police said in statement.<br /><br />Police believe the same man, disguised by his Obama mask, has been carrying out such bank raids for the past two years.<br /><br />He threatened the bank's employee with a gun, shouting: "This is a hold-up. Give me the money."<br /><br />The robber -- who apparently spoke with a local dialect -- initially fled by foot with the money in a black shoulder bag.<br /><br />Witnesses said they then sped off in a dark car with a Salzburg region number plate.<br />No one was hurt during the hold-up, police said.<br /><br />The statement did not say how much money the robber made off with, but the daily Kronenzeitung, in its online edition, put the amount at 10,000 euros (USD 13,500).</p>