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Police nab four thought to be behind bank robberies

Robbery suspects from right Charles Mulwa, Patrick Shiundu, Joseph Ndicu Mbugua and Raphael Kemboi at the Mombasa Court on Monday 22nd September 2014. The four were arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Sunday 21st September 2014 and court gave the investigation side four days for investigations. Photo/Kelvin Karani
 Robbery suspects from right Charles Mulwa, Patrick Shiundu, Joseph Ndicu Mbugua and Raphael Kemboi at the Mombasa Court. [Photo/Kelvin Karani]

Mombasa, Kenya: Detectives believe the arrest of four people, including an administration police officer, will unearth the syndicate behind rising bank-related robberies in Mombasa.

On Monday police said their investigations will be extended into all the banks where customers, who had made bulk withdrawals, were robbed minutes after leaving the bank.

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