Robbers still on the loose<\/p>\n
PADANG, West Sumatra: Police admitted yesterday they were
\nstill in the dark about the whereabouts of robbers who snatched
\nover Rp 100 million from two government employees in Bukittinggi
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
Col. J. Simanjuntak, deputy to the provincial police chief,
\nsaid the authorities had found a van and motorcycle abandoned by
\nthe robbers on Padang Panjang road, but nothing more.<\/p>\n
He said police were searching for the owners of the vehicles
\nin the hope that they would help lead to the capture of the
\ncriminals.<\/p>\n
Bukittinggi mayor Armedi Agus said he had to find another
\nfinancial source to replace the cash that had been earmarked for
\npaying salaries.<\/p>\n
Deswita, the mayor's treasurer who was one of the men robbed
\nand attacked by the robbers, was still in hospital yesterday.<\/p>\n
The men were attacked on returning to the office after
\nwithdrawing the money from the bank.<\/p>\n
\"In future, no one will withdraw money from the bank without
\npolice escort,\" Armedi said. (32)<\/p>",
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