Philipsburg:--Bandits held up some four men on September 1 at gunpoint reported police spokesman Ricardo Henson. The men are from the Netherlands and are here on vacation.
According to report, the men were attacked around 12:30 am while walking near Defiance Club.
They told police that they were followed and then suddenly attacked by two unknown black males. During the attack, one of the suspects pulled a gun and fired a shot in the air. After that, he pointed the gun at them and demanded they handed over all their money. The victims said to avoid being shot the victims complied with the robber’s demand, by handing over their money. After committing their act, the robbers took off running. A description of the robbers was given to the Special Robbery Unit and they are presently busy with this investigation.