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Monday, 12 May 2014 - 08:10

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Resident wounded, shots fired at home invasion; Utrecht

At an attempted robbery in a home in Utrecht, police and robbers fired shots at each other, the police reports. One resident was lightly injured and brought to hospital, four others were unharmed. Police responded to a call from the home on the Vaalserberg, and came to the scene at around 00:45 on Sunday night. Officers discovered the robbers outside, and a shoot-out ensued. The robbers fled in a car. Police hunted the highways around Utrecht for the robbers. It is unclear if anything was stolen from the home.

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