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Amstelveenseweg
Amsterdam-West
Amsterdamse bos
armed robbery
arrested
Bosbaanweg
chased
de Bosbaan
helicopter
investigation
Jan den Haenstraat
police
recreational area
rowing course
shot
suspects
Van Nijenrodeweg
warning shot
Monday, 29 April 2013 - 15:21

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The Wild West in Amsterdam

On Monday, 20 police cars, 10 motorcycles and a helicopter chased two suspects of an armed robbery in Amsterdam-West to the entrance of the Amsterdamse Bos.The police said that because the suspects fired shots during the robbery on the Jan den Haenstraat, they had to fire a warning shot when they tried to arrest the two. No one got injured. RTL.nl reported that the police had started to conduct their investigation at the Jan den Haenstraat and at the crossing of Amstelveenseweg, Bosbaanweg and Van Nijenrodeweg. This is close to the entrance of the recreational area, which houses the rowing course on the Bosbaan.

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