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By Riaan Engelbrecht

Journalist


Armed robbery at East Rand Mall

Reports indicate that the robbery took place at Entrance 1.


The Boksburg Advertiser has received information that a robbery has taken place at the East Rand Mall.

A gang of robbers allegedly targeted one of the shops in the mall, while another report suggests that it could have been a cash-in-transit heist.

READ MORE: WATCH: Deadly cash-in-transit heist in Klerksdorp

One of the guards allegedly shot a suspect.

The suspect who was shot is taken to hospital.

Reports are circulating that some of the suspects are still hiding in the mall, while another report suggests that one of them has been caught along Rietfontein Road.

Details are not yet confirmed, but Boksburg Advertiser journalists are on the scene.

More details to follow.

 

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