Two arrested for East Rand heist
Two men were arrested after an attempted cash-in-transit heist at the Birch Acres Mall in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg, on Friday, Gauteng police said.
"About 10 men attempted to rob a security guard," said Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini.
Police were called to the scene and a shoot-out ensued,
A security guard and one of the men were wounded in the shooting.
"A 9mm pistol and two firearms that the men took from a guard were recovered," said Dlamini.
The men's getaway vehicle, allegedly stolen in Midrand, was also recovered.
Dlamini said police were still on the look-out for six to seven men.
The mall was closed temporarily.
- Sapa