Policemen shot in foiled supermarket robbery in St James

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Policemen shot in foiled supermarket robbery in St James

Two policemen were shot during a shoot-out with assailants who attempted to rob a supermarket on Church Street in Montego Bay, St James on Tuesday night. In a media release this morning, the police's information arm, the Constabulary...

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