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Heavily armed robbers bomb safe at Benoni garage

Police are searching for about five men who bombed a drop safe at a filling station in Putfontein last night (January 14).

The incident happened at the Sasol service station on the corner of Putfontein and Cloverdene roads.

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Lt Col Mack Mngomezulu, spokesperson for the police’s Ekurhuleni Central Cluster, said about five armed men committed the crime.

He said several employees of the garage as well as a customer were tied up before the safe was bombed by the men, who were armed with AK-47s and pistols.

An undisclosed amount of money was taken. No injuries were reported.

A case of ATM bombing has been opened.

The criminals fled in a vehicle.

No arrests have been made at this stage.

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