POLOKWANE – The spokesperson for the Limpopo police Colonel Malesela Ledwaba told the Polokwane Observer that they are still on the scene of a robbery at the Mall at Lebo in Lebowakgomo.
A group of suspects are said to have attempted to rob a loan shop and held employees hostage before three of them were arrested.
One of the suspects was also shot during a shootout with the police
Local media have reported that two other suspects escaped, however, Ledwaba could not confirm at the time of publishing.
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