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Employees, pictured through the window of the Royal Bank branch at Markham Rd
Employees, pictured through the window of the Royal Bank branch at Markham Rd

Employees, pictured through the window of the Royal Bank branch at Markham Rd

Date2/10/1993
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Original Toronto Star caption: Employees; pictured through the window of the Royal Bank branch at Markham Rd. and Eglinton Ave.; comfort each other today after three gunmen who announced themselves as The Scarborough Bandits got away with an unknown amount of cash when they surprised about 30 people in the bank.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120497F
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