Robbers target Arab tourist

Robbers target Arab tourist

BOGOR: Six robbers armed with machetes robbed an Arab man in
Tugu Utara village, Bogor early on Thursday morning and managed
to escape with a handycam, two cellular phones, a camera,
US$4,000 and 500 riyals in cash.

The victims, Reda MM Ma'rie, 53, and his child had been on
vacation for three days at the villa when the incident took
place. Reda serves as a manager of an Arabian aviation firm.

The robbers broke into the villa at 4 a.m. after they managed
to stun the guard, Ace, 31. They then threatened Ma'rie and his
child with the machetes.

Cisarua police subprecinct chief First Insp. Ahmad Ridwan
hinted the robbers were the same group as those who usually
committed such crimes on Mondays and Thursdays. They allegedly
come from Jampang Surade subdistrict, between Cianjur and
Sukabumi in West Java.

"We have arrested one of the group members, named Ipay, whose
task is to provide information to the group," he said. Police
also confiscated from him a Toyota Kijang van and a TV set. But,
four other members with the initials, De, 32, Sam, 28, I, 27, Us,
26, remain at large. -- JP