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Raid on German high-stakes poker game

Tournament - Armed raid
Tournament - Armed raid

Masked gunmen stormed an upmarket hotel in Berlin tonight and forced staff working at a poker tournament there to hand over money, police said.

There was ‘a little panic’ among guests during the hold-up at the Grand Hyatt in the central Potsdamer Platz square, during which some were slightly injured, a police spokesman said.

He declined to confirm media reports said the gang got away with around €800,000.