Samaritan scares off robbers
22/08/2007 12:05 - (SA)
Durban - Shots fired by a "samaritan" stopped
two armed robbers from making off with a money box that they tried to
steal from a security guard at a Durban railway station, KwaZulu-Natal
police said.
Spokesperson Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu said the security
guard had collected a money box from the busy Berea Road railway station
when he was approached by two men wielding handguns.
They disarmed the security guard and took the money box.
"At that time a samaritan fired shots prompting the
security guard to activate the alarm on the money box," he said.
The two men dropped the money box and fled on foot.
No one was injured and ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said
the security guard was treated for shock.
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