The Robbers
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| First performance | January 13, 1782 |
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| Playwright | Friedrich Schiller |
| Original language | German |
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| ID | 1415882 |
About The Robbers
The Robbers is the first drama by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany, and was inspired by Leisewitz' earlier play Julius of Tarent.
South Africa crime: Thieves put gun to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga's head
... That was when The Robbers approached, forcing the bodyguards onto the floor and then opening the car door...
Oxford Street: BBC reporter witnesses armed robbery live on air
... Shopkeepers intervened to catch one of The Robbers and police said another man with a knife had been Tasered and detained in Marble Arch Tube station...
Paris robbery: Smartly dressed gang stage €10m jewellery raid
... The Robbers then fled on foot...
Amir Khan: CCTV of gunpoint robbery shown to court
... Mr Khan hands over his watch and The Robbers run back to the Mercedes...
Somalia's men in sarongs taking on al-Shabab militants
... In a recent speech to graduates of al-Shabab training camps, its spokesman Sheikh Ali Dheere described the ma awiisley as " The Robbers and rapists that roamed the country before al-Shabab came to power"...
Maastricht Tefaf raid: Brazen daylight attack targets art fair
... One visitor picked up a large vase in an apparent attempt to halt The Robbers before quickly putting it back...
Colombian robbery victim crashes car into thieves
... The Robbers then threatened the pair and fired shots, but Schiavenato accelerated and drove into them...
Tom Huddlestone's wife feared she might be killed in raid, court told
... In a statement read to the court by prosecutor Samuel Skinner on Thursday, Ms Dixon said The Robbers told her they knew Huddlestone - who now plays for Hull City - was playing a match for Derby County away at Swansea City...
South Africa crime: Thieves put gun to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga's head
South Africa 's transport minister has described how she was robbed at gun-point After Her vehicle stopped on a highway to change a burst tyre.
Sindisiwe Chikunga told a parliamentary committee that one of the masked attackers pointed a gun at her head during The Ordeal early on Monday.
They stole some laptops, a phone and her Bodyguards ' weapons, She Said .
South Africa has long faced High Crime levels, including car-hijackings, kidnappings and smash-and-grabs.
But it is very unusual for a government minister travelling with armed Bodyguards to be robbed in their vehicle.
" I'm in One Piece , But the whole Experience was very traumatising, " Ms Chikunga told MPs.
She Said that at 03:30 local time on Monday her Bodyguards - or " protectors" - had got out of The Car , which had been travelling on a main road south of Johannesburg, to replace a burst tyre.
That was when The Robbers approached, forcing The Bodyguards onto the floor And Then opening The Car door.
They " pointed a gun at my head and ordered me to come out" Ms Chikunga said.
They demanded money, But she explained that she did not have any cash on her. They then searched through The Vehicle taking what they could find.
Still threatening her with their guns, The Robbers also tried to take The Minister 's ring But she told them: " This Was the only thing that I have between my late husband and myself, I value it so much. "
At one point The Minister started praying But was told to Keep Quiet .
" We Are fine, We Are healthy, We Are alive. It was a horrible Experience . . But God has mercy on us, " Ms Chikunga told parliamentarians as she wrapped up her account of What Happened .
The Police have confirmed that The Robbery took place and " a manhunt has since been launched following this unprecedented incident" the AFP news agency reports quoting police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe.
Referring to a common method that criminals use, the ministry of transport said that the tyres of the her car " were punctured by spikes [placed on The Road ], bringing The Car to a stop enabling The Criminals to rob The Occupants of valuables".
The two Bodyguards have been placed on leave " until [they are] fit and proper to return to their posts" .
" Steps are under way to determine what transpired As Far as VIP protection protocols are concerned, " she added.
nearly 1. 3 million people said they had been victims of property crime, which amounts to almost 3% of the population.
The proliferation of Small Arms is also a big issue in South Africa .
A gun was used in More Than 60% of the 1. 1 million home break-ins recorded.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
