Robbery at Bayan Lepas Airport, Penang
- Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 15:15
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Once again, the money changer is targeted by armed robbers. The incident happened this morning at the Penang Bayan Lepas Airport was similar to the the KLIA robbery that happened on 09 April 2008. Eyewitness mentioned that at least one person has been injured.
Update 27 August:
The armed robbers shot more than 10 shots, hitting the money changer in the ear and shoulder. They got away with two bags but missed RM1.9 million of American and Singapore Dollars, British Pounds and Euros as the money was still in the armored vehicle. It is learnt the money changer was on his way to board a flight to deliver the cash consignment to his counterpart at Changi Airport, Singapore.
The money changer was sent to the Penang Hospital and his condition is stable.
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You in the crime scene. Lucky just injure only.
You know why it happened? Because all of the police were stationed at Permatang Pauh. Stupid police.
If is clever also not police already. The robber got oppurnity.
SACK/BUANG Syed Hamid.
HAHAHAHA laughing stock Syed Hamid. Shame on you.
On 20th Sep, in newspaper Syed Hamid said all airport is HIGHLY secured, with 800 special battalion men including KL, Penang, Langkawi, KK.
Three days later, newspaper reported robbery worth close to RM840,000 of gold bar in Penang Airport.
Where are the battalions? HAHAHA
Big robbery, yet you can’t prevent them, imgaine all the many small small crime scattered in the city and airport.
Syed Hamid may say the gunmen robbery happened close at car park not in airport it seem.
But car park is also within airport vicinity dude! It just show just unsafe is Malaysia now with stupid leaders.
SACK/BUANG Syed Hamid.
20th SEPTEMBER NEWS
‘Airports now highly secured’
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Saturday/National/2354988/Article/index_html
23rd SEPTEMBER NEWS
Three armed men rob traders at Penang International Airport
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/23/nation/2091346&sec=nation
Robbers grab gold bars at airport
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/2357207/Article/index_html
scary … never tot it could be so dangerous there…
Rein, anywhere can be dangerous, even standing on the roadside.