Two detained for bank heist

Two detained for bank heist

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: East Java police have arrested two
men suspected of taking part in the Rp 1.2 billion robbery at the
Surabaya branch of Bank Panin during the Idul Fitri holiday,
Antara reported yesterday.

National Police Chief Gen. Banurusman Astrosemitro, during a
visit here, confirmed to reporters that the two men had been
arrested on Tuesday night.

They were identified by their initials, SG, a bank employee in
charge of security, and AJ, an outside locksmith.

From their interrogation, the police concluded that five men
were involved in the heist. The other three are known to the
police, but are still at large.

Banurusman said police seized a number of bank notes from the
two arrested suspects but he declined to say how much and whether
the money came from the bank heist. (emb)