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Bank robbery reported in Harriston on Wednesday

Around approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, three people armed with handguns were reported entering a local bank on Elora Street South in Harriston, Ont., According to Wellington County OPP. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

Wellington County OPP are investigating a bank robbery in Harriston, Ont., on Wednesday.

Around 3 p.m., three people armed with handguns were reported entering a business on Elora Street South.

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“They threatened staff and clients,” said Wellington County OPP officer Joshua Cunningham in a video posted to West Region OPP Twitter.

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According to police, the suspects stole an “unknown amount of currency” and fled south on Elora Street in a silver sedan.

The investigation is ongoing.

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