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Police shoot robber; foil robbery at First Atlantic Bank

 
 
The two robbers accosted a customer who had gone to cash an unspecified amount of money around 5.30pm at the bank.
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Police on Tuesday evening prevented a robbery attack at the Ridge branch of the First Atlantic Bank in Accra.

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Eyewitnesses say when the customer refused to hand over the money to them, one of the robbers shot the customer several times on the leg, forcing the customer to hand over the money to them.

However, police immediately arrived at the scene and shot one of the robbers on the leg.

The injured robber was subsequently arrested, while the other managed to escape.

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The money was also retrieved and is in the custody of the bank.

Police have launched investigations into the incident.

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