Baffled bank staff refused to fork out cash when a robber threatened them - with a spoon.
The ginger-haired crook burst into the branch in Lublin, Poland, brandishing the cutlery shouting: "This is a stick up."
Staff and customers threw themselves to the ground until they realised the 'gun' was simply a stainless steel spoon.
The would-be robber fled empty-handed with the laughter of his 'victims' ringing in his ears.
But police are not taking the incident lightly and have launched an investigation into the attempted robbery.
Police spokeswoman, Renata Laszczka-Rusek, said: "It's a weird one but he broke the law and we want to find him."
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