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Suspects target shop for cash

A business at Selcourt Towers was robbed of R70 000 on Friday.

While cashing up one of the employees saw three suspects approaching her as they were about to close the shop at 6.55pm.

Read: Business robbery in Springs CBD

SAPS spokesman, Capt Johannes Ramphora, says one suspect pulled out a firearm and pointed it at two employees and ordered them to the back of the shop.

“The suspects ordered one of the employees to open the safe and the cellphone cabinet,” he says.

The suspects took R70 000 in cash from the safe and an undisclosed amount of cellphones before leaving the shop.

Read: Business robbery victims tied up

Ramphora says the trio also took one of the employee’s cellphone.

No shots were fired.

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