TWO Chinese nationals were shot during an attempted robbery yesterday at about 19:45hrs just after they had finished their daily sales in front of their business place on Robb Street.

The duo identified as Shai Zing, 44, and Lin Tang, 29, were relaxing along with their other colleagues when the two men approached them but they did pay any heed.

However, after it seemed that the men were being ignored by the business owners, one of them who was armed with a gun discharged a round which struck Zing on his buttocks, while another round hit Tang to his right foot. The other colleagues who were with the business owners then put up a resistance, and the bandits fled in a waiting motor vehicle.

Zing and Tang were then admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for medical attention.

(Asif Hakim)