Nightly News   |  September 05, 2012

Kidnappers attach device to woman in robbery attempt

Two men wearing ski masks kidnapped a bank employee in Huntington Park, held her overnight, attached a supposed bomb to her and then had her rob an East Los Angeles bank, according to the LA County Sheriff's Department. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> the wild scene in l.a. today as two men robbed a bank of america plan by kidnapping one of the bank's employees and strapping what and to be a pipe bomb to her body. she went into the bank, told her co-workers what was happening and threw the money out the door as instructed. the police then took the device off the woman and detonated it after evacuating the area. she was unhurt, but a dicey situation. they are still looking for the suspects.