Bali police shoot dead Russian man after armed robbery at money exchange shop
- Three men broke into a currency exchange office and beat employees inside, knocking them unconscious
- Nearly $70,000 in Indonesian rupiah and US currency were reportedly stolen
Bali police have shot dead a Russian man after a violent robbery at a money exchange office, officials said on Friday, with two more accomplices arrested and several others on the run.
The killing happened on Tuesday on the Indonesian holiday island after police responded to calls about a robbery and confronted the armed trio, officials said.
Three men, including the man who was later killed, broke into a currency exchange office and beat several employees inside, knocking them unconscious.
When they woke up, they were tied with their mouths taped, police said, adding that the employees eventually freed themselves and called the authorities.
The police managed to locate the suspects who had fled, but when they wanted to arrest the men one of the suspects wanted to attack the officers.
“Our unarmed officer tried to fight back, but because the situation was very dangerous to our members, another officer, who was armed took strict measures against the suspect … he then died,” Denpasar police chief Ruddi Setiawan told reporters.
