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| 6 robbers held with 7 firearms |
| 2009-05-05 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Six robbers were arrested with seven firearms and 22 rounds of bullet from Dohazari under Chandanish upazila in Chittagong yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Khalek, 19, Minnat Ali, 24, Nazrul, 28, Alamgir, 22, Shahabuddin, 22, and Shahadat, 30. Acting on a tip off, a squad from Chandanish Police Station raided a Chittagong-bound passengers' bus from Cox's Bazar at Dohazari at around 5:00am and arrested them. Police also recovered three light guns (LGs), four locally-made rifles, 22 rounds of bullets and two lethal weapons from their possession. Nur Mohammad, officer-in-charge of Chandanish Police Station, said the robbers were fleeing by bus after committing robbery at Bar Ghona under Satkania upazila. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Darn. I thought the story was going to be about six robbers who tried to rob a gun store, and the owners and patrons drew their seven guns and held them until the police arrived. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-05-05 18:23 |