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Armed bandits hijack cigarette bus at Skeldon -grab $1.3M, fire at victims 

Two armed bandits in a daring daylight robbery on Monday hijacked a minibus belonging to Edward B. Beharry and Company Ltd and escaped with $1.3 million at Skeldon, Corentyne, Berbice.

The bus usually sells cigarettes five times a week in different areas on the Corentyne and was robbed around 1.45 pm as the employees were about to deposit their daily sales at a bank at Skeldon.

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