VIDEO: Armed robbery in Mpumalanga

Two women were injured during an armed robbery this morning at 8.45am in Mbombela, Lowvelder reports.

According to Hi-Tech Security Nelspruit response manager Callum MacPherson, the incident occurred at a business premise in Bosch Street.

Seven suspects surrounded the building, three entered in the front, and four others went to the back.

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“As they entered, the suspects threw a hammer at the one woman in the office and a tyre at another and were all armed.”

“The men took the cash and immediately left the premises in a white Mercedes Benz,” he said.

Hi-Tech Medical services treated the two women for injuries and transported them to hospital.

Caxton News Service

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