The authorities the Norwegian Longyearbyen on Svalbard suspect 29-year-old citizen of Russia attempted to Rob a local Bank. A message posted on the website of the Governor of Svalbard.

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As noted, the Russian was in the archipelago as a tourist. According to police, the suspect armed with a rifle entered the Bank Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge and demanded 70 thousand Norwegian kroner.

After the man was detained and taken to tromsø, where it was decided to arrest him for four weeks.

Earlier it was reported that on Spitsbergen for the first time attempted Bank robbery.