Armed gang robs a foreign exchange bank at airport

An armed gang robbed a foreign exchange bank at Port Moresby's Jacksons International Airport (AYPY/POM) on 19 January 2009. Police officers stated that one security guard was shot and injured when the criminal gang entered the bank office in the early morning hours before the day's flights began to arrive. The gang fled the scene following the robbery and investigators are now trying to track down the possible getaway vehicle that the gang used. No further details on the incident were reported.