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The robbery was professionally planned and

ruthlessly executed. If it was not for the

intervention of the Police, the whole episode would

probably have been over in about 15 seconds. So

considering, as I said, the Police had only a pretty

vague idea of what might happen, they reacted very

quickly. The gang was prepared to resort to extreme

violence and showed a chilling disregard for human

life. The police officers on the ground displayed

extraordinary courage in their attempts to apprehend

them..

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I can assure you, Sir, that no effort is

being spared to bring these vicious criminals to

justice.

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