Robbers run away with Rp 247 million

Robbers run away with Rp 247 million

BANDUNG (JP): Two robbers escaped with Rp 247 million
(US$105,000) in a daring daylight robbery here yesterday.

The victims were three Bank of Tokyo employees who had just
withdrawn cash from Bank Indonesia, a few kilometers from the
crime scene.

Eye witnesses said a robber, coming from nowhere, tried to
snatch the bag from one of the bank employees, Herman, as he
climbed out of a white Toyota Corona sedan at the Bank of Tokyo
basement parking lot.

The gunman fired a shot when Herman tried to resist the
snatch, wounding Herman's fingers. The robber ran out of the
basement toward an accomplice who was waiting on a motorcycle
with the engine running.

A bank security guard who tried to stop the criminals froze
when threatened with the pistol.

The incident happened at about 12.30 p.m. when employees were
having lunch. It is believed the robbers were waiting at the car
park.

"The robber was well-built, wearing dark trousers and a gray
shirt," an eyewitness said. His face was not clearly visible
because he wore a helmet... his eyes were narrow."

Lt. Col. Edmond Ilyas, Bandung police chief, said the
authorities had found the cartridge the robber fired to unnerve
the bank employees. (21/pan)