Saturday, July 17, 2010

Police officer killed by ATM bombers

By Jurina Nkwazi
17 July 2010


A police officer has been shot dead by a gang of automatic teller machine in Braamfischerville, Soweto, on Friday.

The 32-year-old was responding to to one of two money machines that were targeted in the area.

Spokesperson Lungelo Dlamini says two ATMs were bombed just before midnight. A 40-year-old suspect was arrested on the scene. The rest got away in three cars.

A bakkie which was hijacked in Honeydew in July was recovered, along with some abandoned cash, a firearm and explosives.

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