Armed men stole more than 12 million CFA francs from the Riu Baobab hotel in Pointe Séréne. The criminals managed to escape despite the intervention of the police.
Around twenty individuals armed with hunting rifles attacked the Riu Baobab hotel in Pointe Séréne, located around a hundred kilometers south of Dakar, taking more than 12 million CFA francs (around 18,300 euros), reports the Senegalese Press Agency (APS).
According to a source close to the establishment cited by the APS, the criminals stormed this luxury hotel complex in Petite-Côte, inaugurated in 2022 in the Mbour department, during the night from Saturday to Sunday. After taking the money from reception, they tried to flee on a hotel bus.
An exchange of fire broke out at the exit of the establishment between the attackers and the police, forcing the thugs to take refuge in the hotel. Despite the intervention of the police who cordoned off the site, the attackers managed to escape. by cutting the barbed wire of the hotel, to go into the forest », Specifies the same source.
-« There were no injuries or arrests », Indicates the APS, which adds that an investigation has been opened to elucidate this matter.
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