Field day for robbers as cops guard Bush, Kerry

With the police concentrating on providing security to United States President George Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry as they campaigned within yards of each other in Davenport in Iowa state on Wednesday, robbers took advantage of lax security elsewhere in the city to rob three banks.

The first robbery occurred around 10:45 local time as President Bush began addressing some 10,000 people, the next came around 1120 hours and within half an hour, the third bank was looted.

Details were not available as to the amount of money stolen and also the method used. However, no one was injured in the incidents.