Police in standoff with armed robbers at Cape Town mall

The Nyanga junction shopping centre and surrounding roads have been cordoned off as Cape Town police and metro officers prepare for a standoff with armed robbers inside a shoprite store.


According to City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, their metro officers were deployed to the scene.

The robbers, said Smith, fired at the City’s officers as well as members of the South African Police Service (SAPS). He confirmed one security guard had been shot.

A SAPS spokeswoman was on the scene, but said she was still gathering information about the incident.

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