Thieves in Chile have made off with more than 2.4 billion pesos ($A4.44 million) after tricking their way into an armoured truck just metres from the president's office.
An accomplice dressed as a guard of the same transport company convinced the driver to open the cabin door, then coerced him to drive to a workshop in a northern suburb of the capital, where others cut open the safe, newspaper Emol reported, citing authorities.
The truck was hijacked on Morande street, just around the corner from La Moneda, named for its first use as a mint, which now houses the offices of the president and three cabinet ministers.
In August, thieves snatched more than $US10 million ($A10.82 million) in cash from an armoured vehicle at Santiago's international airport. Another truck at the airport was hit in 2006, and $US1.5 million was stolen.
This year alone there have been 17 attacks on trucks carrying cash in Chile, newspaper La Tercera reported.
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