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Bandit shot dead during mining camp attack
One man is dead after bandits yesterday attempted to storm a gold mining camp in Cuyuni,
The dead bandit at the Blackwater camp
Region Seven.
According to information coming out from Blackwater, a popular mining area, shortly after midday yesterday, a group of armed men attempted to attack the camp.
Workers were reportedly in the midst of “washing down” the gold.
However, alert security personnel started to exchange gunfire with the bandits.
The gunmen fled, leaving one of their own behind.
According to an official familiar with the incident, the police at Bartica, Region Seven, have been alerted.
The body was still at the camp last evening and a team of police is expected to travel to the remote area to investigate.
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