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...
UK tourist 'shot dead' in robbery in Argentina
The suspected robbery happened outside this hotel in the exclusive Puerto Madero area
A British man has been killed and his stepson wounded after being shot during a suspected robbery outside a five-star hotel in Buenos Aires , officials say.
The Victims are believed to be Matthew Gibbard, 50, a businessman from Northamptonshire, and Stefan Zone, 28.
They were taken to hospital after The Attack in the Puerto Madero area of the Argentine capital.
Four people have been arrested after police investigating The Crime carried out 18 raids, local officials said.
The Foreign Office said it was supporting The Family of two British men after an incident in Buenos Aires .
Security camera footage shows the two men Getting Out of a white van outside the Faena Art Hotel in Puerto Madero , an exclusive waterfront district popular with tourists.
At about 11:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Saturday, they were approached by at least two men on a motorbike, apparently accompanied by another vehicle.
The images show the two British nationals resisting the attempt to steal their baggage, and a fight goes on for some 40 seconds. The Suspects left The Scene and police are still searching for them.
or followed by The Robbers from The Airport , Clarín newspaper reports (in Spanish). According to the newspaper, the 50-year-old's mother and wife as well as the 28-year-old's wife and his brother were with them.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are supporting The Family of two British men following an incident in Buenos Aires , and are in contact with The Local authorities there. "
The Hotel is located in an exclusive neighbourhood of Buenos AiresArgentina's newly elected president, Alberto Fernandez , who lives near The Hotel in Puerto Madero , has responded to the robbery.
"We must be tough," he said. "We can't put up with this. We need to find the people responsible for this and make them pay with the Full Force of The Law . "
"It was an atrocious incident, like many that happen in Argentina, because criminality hasn't gone down, despite what the official figures say.
"I urge everyone to stand up to it and be uncompromising when facing crime. "
Attacks by robbers on motorbikes, known as motochorros, are not uncommon in Buenos Aires . The City is generally safe, but other foreigners have been targeted in The Past .
Travel expert Simon Calder told the BBC that crime in parts of Latin America is "opportunist".
"This is an awful tragedy," he said. "I'm afraid crime, particularly aimed at well-to-do tourists, is all too common, not just in Buenos Aires but in the big South American cities.
"Argentina is a superb a destination, very safe, and a welcoming country.
"Unfortunately, like elsewhere in Latin America , there are criminals who will use violence if they need too.
"My advice is to run away if you can or hand over what they want. "
More Than 111,000 British nationals visited Argentina in 2018, according to The Foreign Office, which said most visits are "trouble-free".
Tourists are warned to be alert to street crime, including armed robberies, and advised to hand over cash and valuables without Resistance .
buenos aires, argentina
Source of news: bbc.com
