Eight would-be robbers were killed on Monday evening when law enforcement officials foiled a possible cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery in Khayelitsha.
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According to the office of the provincial commissioner of the Western Cape, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) members, intelligence operatives, Special Task Force members and security company officials were following up on information about a possible CIT in Town Two when the suspects started firing shots at them.
Police retaliated, resulting in the death of eight people. Five others were arrested.
On the scene, the police confiscated the following:
- Seven AK-47 Rifles
- Two R5 Rifles
- One R4 Rifle
- One Dashprod Rifle
- Two 9mm pistols
- Three improvised explosive chargers
- Numerous magazines filled with rounds of ammunition
DPCI detectives continue their investigations and are following up on additional information.
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