Italian thieves don Donald Trump masks to rob ATMs

Police have arrested two men who allegedly attempted to rob several ATMs in northern Italy while donning masks of US President Donald Trump.

CCTV of one of the robberies shows brothers Vittorio and Ivan Lafore, 26 and 30, using the rubber masks, among other tools, as an apparent disguise as they target a machine in a bank near the city of Turin.

One of the brothers is seen covering the surveillance camera in the bank lobby before he plants an explosive in the cash dispenser and ducks around the corner to light the fuse.

While the stunt appears to mimic the 1991 film ‘Point Break’ starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, where a gang of surfers wear similar masks while robbing banks, police said the brothers had different inspiration.

"Inspired by the 1997 film ‘The Jackal’, whose protagonist, played by Bruce Willis, changes the colour of his car because police are in pursuit, the two brothers painted their (white) Mercedes black," a statement said.

Police arrested the brothers yesterday during a press conference in the northern Italian city.