North Rhine-Westphalia: robbers attacked a restaurant with a knife and pistol

Marl (dpa / lnw) - Two armed men attacked a restaurant in Marl (Recklinghausen district) and cracked a safe. The two strangers entered the restaurant early Monday morning and overpowered two employees with a gun and a knife, a police spokesman said. The employees escaped unharmed. Meanwhile, the perpetrators managed to open a safe. After the fact, they fled. It was initially unclear whether or how much money they stole.