In dramatic cellphone footage of
the incident recorded by a motorist, the assailants seal off a block in the
suburb of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg’s commercial center, before calmly
detonating explosives under the cash vans.
Three large explosions are heard,
with plumes of gray smoke shooting up into the air. There were also rapid
exchanges of gunfire before and after the blasts, although it is not clear
where the shots were coming from.
The assailants, who numbered
around a dozen, then load sacks into at least two get-away cars before speeding
away. Motorists caught up in the shoot-out were seen pulling U-turns across the
road to escape the scene.
Police said two security guards
in the cash vans were injured in the incident and were treated in hospital.
They also said some of the
robbers were arrested after being tracked by helicopter to a run-down
industrial park.
Security experts quoted in South
African media said the way the assailants behaved and handled the weapons suggested
they had military backgrounds.
Police spokesperson Mavela
Masondo said the speedy response to the heist resulted in the quick arrest.
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