You got it GruppoB.
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You got it GruppoB.
I want to go there one day. Funny thing is, almost a thousand years later and the whole region is dealing with almost exactly the same problems. No thanks to the geniuses in control of my country right now.
I've spent a lot of time in Syria, and I can attest that it is home to some of the best architectural antiquities on the planet...and not a lot of people know about them. Like many arab countries, they could make a killing on tourism if they could only get their act together.
I'll have a go and step away when GruppoB post.
Saddam took US$1 billion a day before the war from banks in Irak which is considered as the biggest bank robbery in history, although it is not in the sence of a "normal" bank robbery.
So...
In which country were the biggest "normal" bank robbery to date, and approcimately how much were taken, in US$.
Bit of a long shot but its the only big one I can think of ........ Was it the bank robbery in London in 1987? think it was about £50million pound sterling or so at the time but I've no idea what that would be worth nowadays!
They took £40 million (equivalent to roughly US$66 million at the 1987 exchange rate) at the time, If you were using the 2005 exchange rate you would be correct (£63.6 million --$111 million-- as of 2005), but then again they "only" took £40 million at the time of the crime.Quote:
Originally Posted by quicksilver
The country is correct but not the amount at the time of the crime.
Since you got the country right I'll give it to you, but it was actually the robbery at Securitas Cash Management Ltd depot in Vale Road, Tonbridge, Kent they took £53,116,760 (about US$92.5 million or €78 million) in bank notes on 22 February 2006.
After all this is the How Good Is Your Geography? Thread. :D
THat is more History than Geography!!!
The longest fence in the world is 3,437 miles long. Where is it?
Australia?