Guard robs bank, hands out cash

Istanbul - A guard at a Turkish state bank robbed his own cashiers yesterday and distributed 32 billion lira ($25,000) to passers-by in what police said was a response to the planned closure of the bank. The security guard at an Emlak Bank branch in Istanbul brandished his pistol and forced a teller to empty a safe. When he noticed the falling notes he threw some in the air, and handed out the rest to passers-by and shopkeepers.