Diamond Fire Station attack being treated as attempted robbery – police

‘The police are now treating Thursday’s attack during which two armed bandits stormed the Diamond Fire Station as an attempted robbery since they say no valuables were stolen from the victims during the incident.

Contacted for a comment yesterday, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that an investigation has been launched. He said the incident was being investigated as an attempted robbery and not a robbery as was previously reported by Stabroek News and other sections of the media.