Crypto currency exchange on the canadian armed attack

On Tuesday, around 11 am, three armed robbers entered the office of Canadian Bitcoins in Ottawa and attacked four employees of the exchange. Linking them and threatening with a pistol, criminals have demanded to transfer to them the funds of the exchange. Fifth employee, remaining unnoticed, called the police, and the robbers escaped with nothing.

One of the suspects, 19-year-old resident of Ottawa, was detained. He was charged with robbery with a firearm and forcible detention. Ottawa police looking for two more participants of a crime.

24 Jan

Judy Trinh
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.@OttawaPolice say 3 suspects armed w/ guns bound 4 employees at a Bitcoin Colonnade Rd operation. One 19 yo arrested - photos of suspects here https://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/News/index.aspx?newsId=83393db8-a0ef-4e50-aff9-64ce6c7c4fe8 …

Judy Trinh
@JudyTrinhCBC
Ottawa Police Sgt Fernando Viera says they're searching for a gun following yesterday's robbery at a Bitcoin operation pic.twitter.com/hxIooG2q2N

20:40 - 24 Jan. Two thousand eighteen

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Ottawa police said that wanted the gun after yesterday's Heist bitcoin exchange
The canadian edition of CBC News reports that the robbers were looking for cash for cryptocurrency exchange.

This is not the first attack on holders of the cryptocurrency. In November, the resident of new Jersey Louis Mets attacked the owner of the ether. Threatening with a pistol, he took the victim's mobile phone and private keys, which he used to gain access to the digital wallet. As a result, he kidnapped the cryptocurrency amounting to $1.8 million. The offender faces up to 25 years in prison.