UPDATE: Video released in Beech Island Credit Union robbery

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By NBC Augusta Staff

Story Published: Mar 10, 2009 at 1:54 PM EDT

Story Updated: Mar 12, 2009 at 4:06 PM EDT

BEECH ISLAND, S.C., - Deputies have released a video they say shows the men who robbed the Beech Island Credit Union at 143 Old Jackson Highway.

It happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Investigators say three men walked into the bank, two armed with pistols and the other had a rifle.

The robbers demanded money from a teller and got away with some cash in a black SUV with dark tinted windows.

No one was hurt.

The video is from a convenience store robbery which happened earlier this month.

You can see the robbers enter the Manis Mart with guns and the clerk take cover.

Investigators linked the two robberies by a SUV they say was used in both crimes.

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Wednesday, Mar 11 at 11:50 PM 4GunConrtol wrote ...

This is why we need to outlaw these guns. If only the police had these types of weapons we would be safer community.

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Wednesday, Mar 11 at 1:51 PM James wrote ...

Just because it looks like an AK does not mean it is one. Many look alikes that are legal and inexpensive. Very frightening regardless.

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Wednesday, Mar 11 at 7:11 AM Bobby Buns wrote ...

there are way worst things on the streets of Augusta then a ak-47

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Tuesday, Mar 10 at 2:40 PM anon wrote ...

Beech Island has a credit union? wow!

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Tuesday, Mar 10 at 2:21 PM Bobby wrote ...

Wow...just wow. Its sad that people can just go on the street and get an AK-47 assault rifle.

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