Hong Kong police have arrested one suspect after four armed men robbed the staff of a currency exchange shop of 1 billion yen (US$6.4 million).
The force said it received a report at 9.06am on Thursday from a staff member who, together with a colleague, was robbed of yen worth nearly HK$50 million at 181 Queen’s Road Central near Grand Millennium Plaza in Sheung Wan.
The four knife-wielding robbers fled in a westward direction along Queen’s Road Central after the theft.
Police later found a car...
1 arrested after currency exchange staff robbed of 1 billion yen in Hong Kong
Published 12 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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