One killed in Joburg bank robbery

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Published Jul 3, 2015

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Johannesburg - A person has been killed during a shoot-out between security guards and robbers at FNB in Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg on Friday, Gauteng police said.

“Two suspects confronted the guards as they were walking out of the bank and a shoot-out followed,” spokesman Lieutenant Lungelo Dlamini said.

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“One suspect was shot dead during the shoot-out, the other fled and is being pursued.”

One guard was injured and taken to hospital, Dlamini said.

He said officers found a firearm at the scene in Fordsburg.

Police were investigating the matter.

ANA

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