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Two alleged robbers shot dead in Bekasi
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Turn back crime – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. M. Iriawan explains the progress of the police in handling criminal cases in 2016 during a press conference. (Antara/M.Agung Rajasa)
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wo alleged robbers, identified only as IM, 19, and M, 20, were shot dead by Medansatria Police officers in Bekasi, West Java, on Sunday. The police claimed the suspects attacked the officers while resisting arrest.
“Both of the robbers fired at police officers using homemade firearms,” Medansatria Police chief Comr. Sukadi said as quoted by wartakotalive.com on Sunday. He said the men were known to be ruthless robbers.
Sukadi explained that his officers received a report on Sunday from residents living near a well-known dining area in Medansatria. The residents became suspicious about five men riding three motorcycles in the area. They circled the location several times.
The officers directly visited the location to investigate the men. The men noticed the police presence and tried to escape.
Two of them managed to flee, while another one, WS, 23, was arrested by the officers.
The officers also seized three homemade firearms, six 38-caliber bullets, five 39-caliber bullets, a machete, a screwdriver, an L key and three T keys from the three men. (vny/evi)
