A RAID BY BANDITS.
; r ■ i \ ; RICH NATIVE CONTRACTOR VICTIMISED. THREE BRIGANDS CAPTURED. (Received 25, 9.30 a.m.) i » f-< v Cairo, January 24. Several armed bandits raided a rich native contractor’s house near Cairo, assaulted the occupiers, and stole much money and jewellery. They fired on the mounted police, who replied till their ammunition was exhausted. The brigands escaped. The police pursued them, capturing three. The contractor is dead, and six other ’nmates of the house are in a precarious condition.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 25 January 1912, Page 5
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81A RAID BY BANDITS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 25 January 1912, Page 5
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