{{Police is holding five suspects aprehended in connection with attempting to rob Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) branch at Nyanza District. The attempted theft occured on Thursday night.}}
The suspects (names with held) are detained at Busasamana Police Station pending further investigations.
Chief Superintendent Hubert Gashagaza was quoted saying that the suspects were caught in action ‘after breaking the door’ at BPR’s Kibirizi sub-branch.
The suspects are said to be aged between 27 & 49, including two mechanics working at Kinamba, Kacyiru, a taxi driver and a trader from Kicukiro district.
Police recovered a Toyota Carina and other equipment, including a gas and oxygen bottles, a metal piece, carbide, gloves, matches and a plastic rope, that the suspects allegedly wanted to use to commit the robbery.
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