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Burkha Wearing Bandits Hunted By Police
Two police forces are investigating three robberies which have been carried out recently by men dressed in the Islamic garment.
Bedfordshire Police is investigating robberies in two separate travel agents.
A force spokesman said that in the first, a man dressed in a black burkha went into First Choice Travel in The Broadway, Dunstable, on Tuesday July 7, at around 10.15am.
He threatened two female members of staff with a knife, then took a "substantial amount of cash" and escaped through a back door, police said.
More than a month later, on Sunday August 16, a man dressed in a black burkha threatened two female members of staff at Thomson travel agent in George Street, Luton at about 10.55am...
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Two police forces are investigating three robberies which have been carried out recently by men dressed in the Islamic garment.
Bedfordshire Police is investigating robberies in two separate travel agents.
A force spokesman said that in the first, a man dressed in a black burkha went into First Choice Travel in The Broadway, Dunstable, on Tuesday July 7, at around 10.15am.
He threatened two female members of staff with a knife, then took a "substantial amount of cash" and escaped through a back door, police said.
More than a month later, on Sunday August 16, a man dressed in a black burkha threatened two female members of staff at Thomson travel agent in George Street, Luton at about 10.55am...
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