No arrests yet in KwaMashu courier robbery
Investigators are probing robbery and attempted murder charges following an armed robbery in KwaMashu, north of Durban.
Armed men robbed a courier van parked outside the Bridge City Shopping Centre on Wednesday.
Police say the courier van, which was being escorted by security guards in another vehicle, was being offloaded when the robbers struck.
It's understood the guards from the escort vehicle, which was parked across the road, saw the pair accosting the courier driver.
When one of them went to assist, the gunmen opened fire on him.
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The guard was grazed by a bullet and robbed of a pistol and rifle.
Police say the suspects stole the van's cargo, which included cell phones and medication for clinics.
The gang fled in a getaway vehicle.
No arrests have been made.
