4 die in C Philippine robbery shootout

Four people, including three robbery suspects, died in a shooting incident in Cebu City in central Philippines Monday morning, local media reported. The suspects believed to be members of the Ozamiz robbery group carted away around 1 million peso (23,696 U.S. dollars) from a China Bank teller, who was about to deliver the cash to a money changer outlet inside Robinsons Place Cebu just past 9 a.m., Cebu- based Sunstart said. The two robbers inside the mall also shot the teller and her security escort, grabbed the bag, and sped off. The teller and the security escort were brought to the Chong Hua Hospital for treatment. Two other policemen from Carbon Police Station, who just passed by at the area, were wounded after the robbers shot at them as well. All Cebu City policemen were immediately alerted and responded to the incident. The bag containing the cash was recovered.