GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC) — Guyana police say two employees of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office here were robbed shortly after disembarking a motor vehicle outside their office on Friday.

Police said that while no one has been arrested, they are in possession of closed circuit television footage and are continuing their investigations.

The police said that the bandits grabbed a handbag containing GUY$10,000 (One Guyana dollar =US$0.16 cents), one iPad, an electronic dictionary, and some documents.

“The female employee proceeded into the compound but as the male employee was existing the car, a dark-coloured motor vehicle with the two suspects drove up, exited and accosted the male employee. He resisted and was pushed to the ground. The suspect grabbed the handbag with the contents, entered the motor vehicle and sped off,” the police said in a statement.

The police said that a public-spirited citizen, who is a licensed firearm holder, witnessed the robbery and discharged several rounds in aid of the victims of the robbery.