Guards injured, money stolen during overnight blast at Edmonton bank
EDMONTON — Two security guards were injured in an explosion during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton.
Police at the scene said the guards — a man and a woman employed by GardaWorld — suffered significant head and facial injuries in the blast that occurred around 2 a.m. Thursday.
They also said the guards were involved in some sort of confrontation with a male armed with a gun, who got away with a bag of money and was still being sought.
Alberta Health Services said the injuries to the male guard were serious, but he was stable when paramedics took him to hospital. The female guard was also stable.