Bali police shoot dead Russian after violent robbery

DENPASAR, Indonesia: Bali police have shot dead a Russian man after a violent robbery at a money exchange office, officials said on Friday, with two more accomplices arrested and several others on the run.

The killing happened on Tuesday on the Indonesian holiday island after police responded to calls about a robbery and confronted the armed trio, officials said. Three men, including the man who was later killed, broke into a currency exchange office and beat several employees inside, knocking them unconscious.

When they woke up, they were tied with their mouths taped, police said, adding that the employees eventually freed themselves and called the authorities. The police managed to locate the suspects who had fled, but when they wanted to arrest the men one of the suspects wanted to attack the officers.