Bank manager and his mom open up about terrifying moment they were held hostage by a gang of robbers who strapped BOMBS to them in plot to steal millions of dollars Matt Yussmann and his mother Valerie sat down with Dateline for an interview that will air Friday on NBC at 9pm Pair will discuss the horrifying moment a group of robbers broke into their home and strapped bombs to them in an elaborate plot to rob the bank where he works The men then showed him the explosives he would be wearing, and that would be placed under this mother's bed, if he did not comply When Yussman arrived at the branch, he called a fellow credit union official, who called police Officers found Yussman in a car outside the branch Police withheld many other details at that time, including whether the suspects made off with any money By Chris Spargo For Dailymail.com Published: 00:41 BST, 4 May 2019 | Updated: 00:41 BST, 4 May 2019 Viewcomments A mother and son are opening about their terrifying ordeal when a group of robbers strapped bombs to the pair in an elaborate plot to rob the son's bank. Matt Yussmann and his mother Valerie sat down with Dateline for an interview that will air Friday on NBC at 9pm, and recalled how the men quickly separated the pair after attacking them inside their Connecticut home. Matt was then zipped and headphones were placed over his head so that the robbers could speak with him, saying that he would need to go the credit union where he worked and steal money. Matt Yussmann opened up about terrifying moment he was held hostage by a gang of robbers who strapped a bomb to him in a plot to steal millions of dollars from the bank where he worked Yussmann and his mother Valerie sat down with Dateline for an interview that will air Friday on NBC at 9pm, and recalled how the men quickly separated the pair after attacking them inside their Connecticut home 'It was a very specific amount. We want $4.2 million in cash,' says Matt in a clip obtained by DailyMail.com. 'They knew where I work. What I did. That I had my mother in the house.' The men then showed him the explosives he would be wearing, and that would be placed under this mother's bed, if he did not comply. 'They said, "Do you know what this is ?" And I said, "No",'says Matt. 'And they said, "This is C4 explosive. We're gonna make an explosive device and we're gonna strap it to you because we don't trust that you're gonna do what you're told."' His mother could also hear the men from the next room. The men broke into Yussman's home in Bristol, Connecticut (pictured) 'And then I could hear them unwrapping duct tape, lots and lots, I could hear that unwrapping. And that must've been when they were strapping it around him,' says Valerie. 'And I began to cry harder and really panic because - as you're laying there, and I'm thinking, "they're putting a bomb on him".' Yussman told police that two men confronted him when he arrived at his home in Bristol after work Yussman told police that two men confronted him when he arrived at his home in Bristol after work. The suspects bound Yussman and his mother and held them for hours before sending Yussman out at daybreak to get money from a branch of the credit union in nearby New Britain, police said at the time. When Yussman arrived at the branch, he called a fellow credit union official, who called police. Minutes later, police found Yussman alone in his car outside the New Britain branch of the credit union with the bomb strapped to his chest. Public works trucks were brought to the scene as 'shields' because they would be large enough to withstand a blast or stop a car from fleeing if needed. The state police bomb unit was called in and rendered the device safe, police said. The suspects had disappeared by the time police arrived, fleeing in a white older model four-door Mazda, according to reports at the time. The incident sparked a massive police response involving dozens of officers and SWAT equipment. Schools were put on lockdown and roads were closed. Yussman, 46, was treated at a hospital for exposure to freezing temperatures while having to sit in the unheated car while authorities removed the device, police said. His mother wasn't harmed. Police withheld many other details at that time, including whether the suspects made off with any money and whether Yussman was an unlucky victim or part of the plot. Attempted heist: Police swarm around the Achieve Financial Credit Union in New Britain, Connecticut on February 23, 2015, after Yussman was found in the parking lot with a device strapped to his chest Scare: Armored vehicles were seen on the scene before investigators learned the device would not go off. Yussman said two men stormed into his home that morning and took and his mother hostage Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility