It happened at the SunTrust Bank on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard just before 3 p.m.
The suspect went into the bank and gave the teller a note demanding money.
Man accused of robbing Raleigh bank said he had explosive device
He then put a grocery bag on the desk and said it had an explosive device in it.
The suspect took off after the teller gave him money.
No one was injured.
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