Armed robber holds up bank in Calahonda

A local branch of La Caixa bank in Calahonda was held up by a "heavily-built" man with his face covered on Thursday, according to eyewitnesses and sources close to the investigation.

According to these sources, the man entered the office, which had customers in it at the time, and after hitting the cashier with the butt of a gun, took an as yet unconfirmed amount of money and fled the scene.