Manhunt for masked robbers

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Police have launched a manhunt for a gang of thieves who used masks in several operations in the Seputih Mataram district last weekend.

Southern Sumatran Police chief Maj. Gen. M. Arief Tawil said they are now on the trail of the gang after two of the four robbers were apprehended. He did not rule out the possibility that the other robbers fled to another province.

Arief said there will be no mercy for the robbers because they also raped their victims, the Antara news agency said. (par)