Armed robbers attack in broad daylight

Niël Terblanché

SIX armed men caused panic when they fired several shots and assaulted security guards during a cash-in-transit robbery at the Pelican Square Shopping Centre in the Hochlandpark residential area of Windhoek earlier on Monday.

According to the incident report provided by the Namibian Police in Windhoek, the brazen robbery occurred at about 10:13 in front of a Woermann & Brock branch.

The robbers attacked the guards of Southern Cross Security Services while they were collecting cash at the shopping centre for banking purposes.

When the gunshots rang out, members of the public scattered in fear.

According to the incident report, the robbers held the guards at gunpoint while loading the cash boxes into a white Toyota RunX with the registration number N 377831 W before fleeing from the scene in the same car.

The report states that the robbers managed to steal N$1.5 million in cash.

Besides a few cuts and bruises from the assault, none of the security guards or any members of the public was seriously injured.

According to the report, none of the stolen cash has been recovered and no arrest has been affected yet.

The investigation into the incident is, however, ongoing.

BRAZEN ROBBERY: Members of the public filmed part of an armed robbery that took place at the Pelican Square Shopping Centre in Hochlandpark on Monday morning. – Footage: Contributed

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