{"id":71284,"date":"2012-08-19T11:05:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T15:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=71284"},"modified":"2012-08-20T10:55:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T14:55:02","slug":"armed-men-assault-american-couple-near-laudat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/crime-court-law\/armed-men-assault-american-couple-near-laudat\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed men assault American couple near Laudat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3600\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/police-line-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/police-line-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/police-line.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>The police have reported that an American couple was assaulted by two masked armed men near Laudat on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Reports are the couple was walking in broad daylight when they were approached by the two men each armed with a gun.<\/p>\n<p>The Americans, who reportedly do business in Dominica, were assaulted with the intent to rob, the police said.<\/p>\n<p>The two were searched but since they had nothing in their possession at the time, the robbers got away empty-handed.<\/p>\n<p>The couple is reportedly in a state of shock following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The two masked men have not yet been identified and police say investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The police have reported that an American couple was assaulted by two masked armed men near Laudat on Saturday. 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