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Cash Collector Killed, Money Stolen In Moscow Region


Unknown attackers killed a cash collector and wounded his partner in Russia's Moscow region on November 13.

Moscow regional police officials said the incident took place in the Solnechnogorsk district of the town of Andreyevka.

The assailants opened fire on the men near an Ashan store while they were loading cash bags into their vehicle.

After killing one of the cash collectors and wounding the other, the attackers left wth six money bags.

Five bags filled with coins and a gun were later found nearby.

Police say the attackers stole least 1 million rubles ($21,700).

Police have launched a massive manhunt in Moscow and the region.

Based on reporting by baltinfo.ru and Interfax

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