Police in Hebei Crack No.1 Armed Robbery Case , c2 H4 i; ^$ h+ ?7 X
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E. e. k* Z5 t+ M SHIJIAZHUANG, September 5(Xinhuanet)—The police in north China 『s Hebei Province have cracked a major serial armed homicide and robbery case designated as the No. 1 case in Hebei』s 「strike hard 」 campaign.9 ]- l' m: V! p' O% x
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Police officers have arrested Wu Erguo, the principal criminal suspect in the case.8 w1 i- D4 |. h4 R% I* [
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Eleven similar homicide and robbery cases occurred successively in six counties administered by Xingtai City from August 7 last year to May 28 this year.
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Gangsters committed robbery with pistols at gasoline stations , grain purchasing stations and other commercial outlets along highways , murdering nine people and injuring many others.
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: |! `& p H6 D1 P" T0 U With tips offered by informants and following thorough investigations, police officers at last captured Wu Erguo , a principal criminal suspect from Zhongping Village in Neiqiu County.
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Y; I, y B9 }6 f+ ~ `7 l6 f Wu confessed that by carrying home-made pistols by Wu Erfa and riding bikes or motorcycles, he committed eleven cases along highways in Xingtai in collusion with Wu Erfa and Wu Zhenmin, also a villager of Zhongping.' c2 X: o% l6 D
" K1 n7 ]+ N/ ^9 {. X+ W+ f The Hebei Provincial Public Security Department has issued a notice on-line on arresting Wu Erfa and Wu Zhenmin who are still at large. Enditem |
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