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Tennessee robbers may have hit SunTrust in Gainesville, FBI says
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A bank surveillance camera captured this image in the Tennessee State Bank in Newport, Tenn.
Men who held up a Newport, Tenn., bank Wednesday are likely the two who robbed SunTrust Bank at 1430 Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville on Dec. 11, the FBI said Thursday.The FBI and the Newport Police Department are investigating an armed robbery of the Tennessee State Bank at 107 Epley Road in Newport. Two men, one armed with an assault type rifle, entered the bank demanding money, the FBI said. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money from the tellers, the two are believed to have fled in a silver SUV.Two white men in their late 40s, each weighing about 200 pounds, robbed the bank at 1430 Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville at about 5 p.m. Dec. 11, Gainesville Police Department spokesman Cpl. Joe Britte said.One of the men had an assault rifle, he added.