Robbers bomb jewellery store in Middelburg Mall
An eyewitness said that she heard what sounded like gunshots while talking to a friend.
The scene outside Middelburg Mall where a jewellery shop was robbed.
A second jewellery store in an Mpumalanga mall has been targeted in two days, this time at Middelburg Mall.
An eyewitness, who was close to the jewellery store near to the Woolworths entrance, said that she heard what sounded like gunshots while talking to a friend at around 11.30am, reports Middelburg Observer.
Frightened mall patrons ran inside Truworths for cover. Shortly thereafter was a loud bang as if a bomb went off and smoke filled the air.
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The witness recalled how unmasked men used “shiny sharp types of hammers” to break the display windows at the shopfront. They then emptied the contents into black plastic bags.
The Middelburg police have sent out information saying that no gunshots were fired. Bystanders mistook the sound made by hammers used to break the glass for gunshots.
The robbers were seen fleeing in a silver/blue/grey Toyota Corolla with registration number JGZ 733 MP and a double cab bakkie (make uncertain).
A jewellery store in i’langa Mall in Mbombela was robbed on October 15. Social media users speculated that it might be the same gang.
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