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According to one of the policeman who spoke to reporters, but pleaded
for anonymity, the robbers numbered between 25 and 30. And would have
successfully killed all of them the policemen at the station just if the
robbers had so wished.
“I was just about to go in and check some detainees when I heard
gunshots. I rushed out to be face-to-face with bandits in flowing
caftans, and some in tattered army uniforms shooting into the air and
ordering us to come out and lie down on the road.
They then started throwing explosives into the police station. The ground was shaking.They
later moved to the bank (about 100 metres away) and started shooting
and throwing explosives. Some of the robbers were standing over us,
while the rest were at the bank.
I don’t know the time they all left because they left one after the
other. They may have been there for an hour. Later, we saw a military
vehicle with soldiers and Mobile Policemen. We told them what happened
and they drove eastwards, also shooting into the air.
As far as I know, no one was injured, though they beat up some of us. I also heard they could not get any money from the bank.
I want you to please tell government to give us surveillance and
communication equipment. We are just here facing danger everyday. If the
armed robbers had wanted, they could have killed all of us, because
they had better arms, and were more in number.
