{"id":141233,"date":"2024-01-20T08:32:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T08:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/20\/two-gunmen-attack-bus-carrying-trainee-nurses\/"},"modified":"2024-01-20T08:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T08:32:27","slug":"two-gunmen-attack-bus-carrying-trainee-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/20\/two-gunmen-attack-bus-carrying-trainee-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"Two gunmen attack bus carrying trainee nurses \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A bus carrying about 45 students of the Presbyterian Nurses Training College, Bawku, has been attacked by two gunmen on motorbikes near Binduri in the Upper East region.<\/p>\n<p>A number of students who were injured due to the attack have been rushed to the Bawku Presbyterian Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>This incident is said to have occurred Friday afternoon, and follows the killing of five persons within the past 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>According to information reaching\u00a0<strong>JoyNews<\/strong>, the students who have just vacated were heading towards Bolgatanga when they were ambushed by the two men on motorbikes.<\/p>\n<p>The bus was reportedly fired upon close to the police barrier at Binduri, according to\u00a0<strong>JoyNews<\/strong>\u2019 Upper East correspondent, Albert Sore.<\/p>\n<p>There were no deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The Municipal Chief Executive of Bawku, Amadu Hamza confirmed the incident to Evans Mensah on<strong>\u00a0Joy FM\u2019s Top Story<\/strong>\u00a0and said the rest of the students who escaped unhurt have been escorted by the Police to Bolgatanga.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what might have triggered the attack, he said gunshots may be heard in Bawku without a cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBawku has just been like that, at any time or any day, someone can just get up with a gun and start firing at you. 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