Two American missionaries were held up at gunpoint inside their rented house Monday night, at E. J. Blanco Extension, Kalubihan, Daro, Dumaguete City.

The victims Donald Douglas Werley, 62, of North Carolina, and Mary Johanna Melen Werley, 61, of Ontario, Canada, were divested of 150 US dollars and P500 in cash, an undetermined amount of jewelry, and other personal belongings. The culprits gained entrance by scaling the roof of the comfort room, to reach the arch window grill, then detached and slashed the screen of the west side of the house, police said.

Meanwhile, two Norwegian nationals were victims of a burglary recently in Barangay Candau-ay, Dumaguete City.

The victims are Jan Knutsen, 41, married to Marlene Pajuelas and Trygue Asbjorn Sen, 50, married to Grace Gulahab.

Taken from their respective rooms were a cellphone worth P10,000, two pairs of earrings worth P11,000, and cash amounting to P2,100, among others.*JG

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