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SINGAPORE : A 43-year-old man has been critically shot by a Cisco
officer after an attempted armed robbery at the Maybank in Upper
Bukit Timah Road.
Police say the suspect entered the bank at 1.35pm with his face
masked with a piece of cloth and wearing a jungle hat.
He grabbed a male customer by the neck and pointed a weapon at his
face, yelling "Robbery" in Hokkien (Pak Chiow).
The Cisco guard on duty fired two rounds at the robber, seriously
hurting him.
Channel NewsAsia understands he was hit in the head and on the
shoulder.
No one else was injured.
The suspect had been operated on at the National University
Hospital and is said to be in critical condition.
Investigations are still ongoing.
Maybank says this is the first attempted robbery on the branch in
all its 43 years of operation in Singapore (since 1961).
The bank is closed and its staff are undergoing counselling. -
CNA
