{"id":329613,"date":"2011-03-22T14:36:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T14:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/22\/cameroon-robbers-killed-at-sea\/"},"modified":"2011-03-22T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T14:36:53","slug":"cameroon-robbers-killed-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/22\/cameroon-robbers-killed-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon &#8216;robbers&#8217; killed at sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"50.8872858431\">\n        \t\t  <span><br \/>\n    <span>22 March 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Last updated at <\/span><span>10:36 ET<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At least 18 people suspected of robbing a bank in Cameroon have been killed in a gun battle as they tried to make a sea-borne escape, officials say.<\/p>\n<p>Two banks were raided in the port town of Douala by gangs who made off in speed boats on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>But Maj Gen Sali Mohamadou said the security forces caught up with the gang as they approached Nigerian waters.<\/p>\n<p>Gen Mohamadou would not say if any money had been stolen in the raid, or whether any was recovered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a warning to all, that anyone who dares such an act in Cameroon again will not run away &#8211; we will always catch up with them,&#8221; he told state radio.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the security forces also died in the shootout, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Seven passers-by were killed during the bank raids, witnesses told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Two suspected robbers were arrested.<\/p>\n<p>There has been an increase in piracy off the coast of Nigeria and Cameroon in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-africa-12820105\" title=\"Cameroon 'robbers' killed at sea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cameroon &#8216;robbers&#8217; killed at sea<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 22 March 2011 Last updated at 10:36 ET At least 18 people suspected of robbing a bank in Cameroon have been killed in a gun battle as they tried to make a sea-borne escape, officials say. 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