Bank teller hypnotized

KEBUMEN, Central Java: Two men who claim to be Turkish citizens have been arrested for duping a bank teller into handing over some Rp 520,000.

Idawati, a teller at the local branch of government-owned BRI, said something caused her to become hypnotized when one of the two men gave her US$210 to change into rupiah.

She lost consciousness and the two men walked away with both the rupiah and the dollars, according to the Antara news agency.

After regaining consciousness, she alerted security officers who immediately called for a blockade of the streets surrounding the bank.

The two men were then arrested and turned over to the police. (emb)