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THREE cash-in-transit robbers were killed during a shoot-out with the police in Kwa-Thema, Ekurhuleni on Saturday, 30 November.

According to Gauteng police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, law enforcement officers foiled yet another cash-in-transit robbery as three suspects were fatally wounded during a shoot-out with the cops and private security companies.

He said that three other suspects were arrested, and police recovered two rifles, a pistol and magazines loaded with scores of ammunition.

Masondo said police crime intelligence members received information about a group of suspects who were planning to commit a cash-in-transit robbery and that they were to meet at a safe house in Kwa-Thema.

"A team of law enforcement agencies that include SAPS Gauteng Tactical Response Team, SAPS Anti-Gang Unit, SAPS Crime Detection, SAPS Counter Intelligence, SAPS GP Crime Intelligence CIT Team, Gauteng Traffic Police Airwing, CAP Specialised Operations and Tracker Connect, were activated to intercept the suspects," he said.

"As the team pounced on the suspects at their safe house in Kwa-Thema, Ekurhuleni, the suspects shot at the police and a shoot-out ensued."

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Masondo said that two suspects were fatally shot at the safe house, and the third suspect was fatally shot a few meters away, while about six others escaped, adding that the police recovered two rifles, including an AK-47, a pistol and magazines loaded with ammunition.

"Two Toyota Hilux bakkies that were used by the suspects were seized. One of the bakkies, fitted with false registration plates, is reported to have been hijacked in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga. The search is underway for the suspects who are still at large," he said.

Masondo said the arrested suspects are facing charges including attempted murder, possession of unlicenced firearms, and conspiracy to commit cash-in-transit robbery.