Cop killed by robbers during gun-fight
June 05 2010 at 06:44PM
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A police sergeant was shot dead and another wounded in a gun fight between police and robbers who held up two cash-in-transit cars on the N1 on Saturday morning, Gauteng police said.While three gun men were arrested and eight firearms recovered, a police officer was wounded and another killed during the shoot out in Soweto, South of Johannesburg, Brigadier Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said."About five cars held up two cash vans on the N1 near Maraisburg the shot two guards and took off with an unknown amount of cash between 7 and 8am today."During a car chase the gun men opened fire and wounded one police officer on near the Lenasia off-ramp.
Police followed them to Protea south where another gun battle ensued. During the shooting one officer was caught and killed.Three of the gunmen were arrested.The national police commissioner General Bheki Cele, visited the scene of the shootout."I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to our fallen hero's wife and family", Cele said."I will personally ensure that every effort is made to hunt down each and every member of this gang and bring them to book. Shooting on members of the police is totally unacceptable." - Sapa
June 05 2010 at 06:44PM
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A police sergeant was shot dead and another wounded in a gun fight between police and robbers who held up two cash-in-transit cars on the N1 on Saturday morning, Gauteng police said.While three gun men were arrested and eight firearms recovered, a police officer was wounded and another killed during the shoot out in Soweto, South of Johannesburg, Brigadier Govindsamy Mariemuthoo said."About five cars held up two cash vans on the N1 near Maraisburg the shot two guards and took off with an unknown amount of cash between 7 and 8am today."During a car chase the gun men opened fire and wounded one police officer on near the Lenasia off-ramp.
Police followed them to Protea south where another gun battle ensued. During the shooting one officer was caught and killed.Three of the gunmen were arrested.The national police commissioner General Bheki Cele, visited the scene of the shootout."I would like to extend my heartfelt condolences to our fallen hero's wife and family", Cele said."I will personally ensure that every effort is made to hunt down each and every member of this gang and bring them to book. Shooting on members of the police is totally unacceptable." - Sapa
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Johannesburg – ‘n Polisieman is doodgeskiet en nog een is ernstig gewond toe ‘n skietery tydens ‘n transitoroof Saterdag tussen die polisie en rowers in Soweto uitgebreek het.Drie van die rowers is in hegtenis geneem en die polisie het op agt vuurwapens beslag gelê, het Govindsamy Mariemuthoo, polisiewoordvoerder, gesê.“Minstens vyf motors het twee geldwaens op die N1 naby Maraisburg van die pad afgedwing, twee sekuriteitswagte geskiet en met ‘n onbekende bedrag geld op die vlug geslaan,” het die polisie in Gauteng gesê.Die rowers het tydens die jaagtog naby die Lenasia-afrit op die polisie begin skiet.Dit is nie duidelik hoeveel van die rowers nog op vrye voet is nie.Volg Nuus24 op Twitter.
- SAPA