Durban pensioners nab post office robbery suspects
The hunt is on for a robber that managed to escape with two bags of money after holding up a post office in southern Durban.
Three thieves entered the Lamontville Post Office on Wednesday while around 200 pensioners were waiting to receive their grants.
The armed men are said to have forced the manager and staff to open the safe.
But some of the senior citizens were not just going to stand by and watch.
KZN police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says a group of them heroically went after the robbers as they fled.
"A group of senior citizens gathered and chased the suspects and managed to apprehend two men. Unfortunately, the suspect who was carrying cash and had a firearm and managed to flee the scene into the bushes. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported.
"The suspects aged 26 and 28 were placed under arrest and will appear before the Durban Magistrate's Court on charges of business robbery."
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