New York Post

SISTERS IN ARMS

Bank tellers stare down the barrel of a nun!

- By NATALIE O’NEILL noneil@nypost.com

They haven’t got a prayer! Two gun-toting women in matching nun getups held up a Pennsylvan­ia bank in a failed heist that sparked an FBI hunt, authoritie­s said.

The twisted sisters — dressed head to toe in veils, black habits and white wimples — stormed a Citizens Bank branch near Tannersvil­le at around noon on Monday, police sources told Fox affiliate WTFX.

Sporting dark sunglasses to hide her face (above, far left), one of the naughty nuns guarded a door while the other (left) whipped out a black handgun and demanded cash, Pocono Township Police Department sources told the station.

But the sinful swindlers got spooked and fled without a cent after a cashier triggered an alarm, according to cops.

It’s unclear if they fled on foot or in a car.

Cops passed the case off to federal authoritie­s, who are seeking infor- mation about the women, both of whom are between 5-feet and 5-feet2-inches tall, according to officials.

The crooks are believed to be armed and dangerous, authoritie­s warned.

“#Wanted for attempted armed bank robbery today in #Tannersvil­le PA: 2 H/F, ~5’-5‘2”; wore nuns’ habits/veils, had blk handgun,” the FBI’s Philadelph­ia office tweeted Monday night.

Anyone with informatio­n about the crime should call (215) 418-4000.

It’s not the first time bandits have disguised themselves as nuns to pull off a robbery.

In 2011, two thieves stormed a bank in Chicago wearing nun garb and rubber masks.

The next year, a band of thieves used similar costumes — including masks inspired by the Ben Affleck thriller “The Town” — and swiped $200,000 from a Queens checkcashi­ng joint.

Authoritie­s later played footage from the flick at the suspects’ trial.

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