Today, in Durban, three men were shot dead and seven others sustained injuries in a shootout that break out with the police on N2, in the middle of Harding and Kokstad, in South Africa.

Some men came across the police while they were supposedly on their way to a cash-in-transit robbery.

Police Spokesperson, Captain Nqobile Gwala, said the police units stationed timely stopped the three vehicles going on the supposed robbery mission with a BMW sedan, a Toyota Hilux Legend, a Ford Territory SUV.

“Information indicated that the suspects were going to rob the armoured vehicle which was transporting money along that route. When confronted by police, the suspects opened fire on police officers who immediately retaliated to defend themselves. In the exchange of gunfire, three suspects were shot and killed while seven were arrested, one of whom was removed to hospital for medical attention. Police managed to prevent the robbery of the cash-in-transit vehicle. A total of four AK 47 rifles, a 9mm pistol and additional rifle was seized by police,” she said.

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KZN Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa condemned the attack on police officers. “We are grateful that our police officers were not killed or injured following this shoot-out with highly armed criminals even though our SAPS vehicles were damaged in the process. We are also relieved that through the speedy and precise actions of the police officers involved, these dangerous criminals were arrested,'' he said.

The gun battle on Friday has numbered up to 15 robbers to have been killed in KZN for the past one month.

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