Two teenage boys in Israel accused of trying to
rob a bank with their toy guns appeared in
court recently, Sky news reports.

The boys, aged 12 and 13 wore hooded caps and
stormed the bank premises shouting, "this is a
hold-up."

The boys were carrying fake M-16 assault rifles.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfield said.

"They were toy guns but they looked real. The
people in the bank were scared, but then the
suspects ran out without taking any money."

The boys were caught on CCTV entering the bank
premises in the Tel Aviv suburb of Rishon Lezion.
They fled without any money after they
apparently lost their nerve, police said.

Mr Rosenfeld said police were able to identify the children from the security footage and
later arrested them.

But the boys lawyer Gil Gabay said the
youngsters' rights had been violated.

He said: "We are talking about children aged 12
and 13 who were arrested last night.

"They were investigated during the night against
legal instructions. They slept on a chair in the
police station.

"I think they should have been treated differently. I don't think they should have been treated like criminals."

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