Men make off with Rp 21m in robbery

Men make off with Rp 21m in robbery

DENPASAR, Bali: Two armed men escaped with Rp 21.5 million in
cash in a day-light robbery here on Friday.

No fatalities were reported in the incident, a police officer
said.

The chief of the Badung riot police, Sr. Insp. Ketut
Surphawinaya, said the robbery occurred in the parking lot of an
electronics store on Jl. Gunung Agung. He said two men, one armed
with a gun, approached the victims, identified as Wiwin Ambriyah
and her driver Yohanes Harmoko, who had just parked their vehicle
and were walking toward the store.

"The two threatened Wiwin and demanded she hand over her bag,
which contained Rp 21.5 million in cash, two Visa cards and a
cellular phone. But Wiwin refused to do so and Harmoko attempted
to fight off one of (the robbers)," he said.

Surphawinaya said one of the two robbers then drew a pistol
and shot at Harmoko three times, missing the victim with all
three shots. "Harmoko was very lucky. One of the bullets went
through his pants without hitting his leg."

The robbers then grabbed the bag and ran to the street, where
two other men were waiting for them on motorbikes.

Police found a homemade pistol loaded with three bullets in
the parking lot.(zen/lup)