A GANG of at least eight armed robbers held up a business owner and his customers in Effingham last night.
Blue Security community and media liaison officer Andreas Mathios said a gang of eight to ten men, all armed with firearms, had stormed into a shop in Effingham Road just before 7pm on Thursday.
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“The gang robbed the shop of cash and other goods and frisked the customers, robbing them of cash, jewellery, cellphones. The gang was seen jumping into a white Isuzu double cab vehicle. No injuries were reported,” Mathios said.
Greenwood Park SAPS attended the scene of the crime.
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