An armored car guard in the Vitebsk region had to use a weapon to detain a robber

March 9, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. A cash collector in the Vitebsk region had to use a weapon to detain a robber. This was reported to BelTA by law enforcement agencies. On the evening of March 8, a cash collector from the main department of the National Bank for the Vitebsk region contacted the Polotsk District Department of Internal Affairs and stated that at 6:20 PM, as he was leaving a store in the urban settlement of Vetrino (Polotsk district), an unknown person snatched his cash collection bag with a cash revenue of Br6.6 million and attempted to flee. During the pursuit, the cash collector fired 2 warning shots and 3 aimed shots from his service weapon, wounding the robber in the left leg. The attacker was apprehended and taken to the hospital. He turned out to be an unemployed resident of the city of Disna, Miory district. The circumstances and motives of the crime are currently being investigated.-0-