Millions lost in daylight robbery

Millions lost in daylight robbery

DENPASAR, Bali: Armed robbers managed to get away with Rp
11.7 million during a daylight robbery as three employees of
Tiara Dewata supermarket were conducting a transaction at a money
changer.

Two robbers walked into the money changer office at Terminal
Cargo street at about 3:30 p.m. local time and immediately
grabbed the bag being held by the female employee.

The three employees were about to exchange a total of Rp 20
million in Rp 5,000 and Rp 1,000 bills contained in two separate
bags into smaller denominations.

The supermarket's security guard Nyoman Mudita tried to resist
the robbers but was thwarted by the other robber who fired his
pistol.

Mudita immediately dove to the ground dodging the bullet.

The two robbers then ran into the street where two other men
were waiting on motorcycles.

"He is a very lucky man. The bullets missed him by just
several centimeters," the Denpasar Police Chief, Senior Inspector
Awang Joko Rumitro later told journalists. (zen)