Bloemfontein, South Africa – Police killed five cash in transit robbers near Virginia in the Free State on Friday, the Hawks said.
Captain Paul Ramaloko, Hawks spokesperson, said police received information that a Protea Coin Van had been robbed by a group of heavily armed men.
“Five robbers were killed in a shoot-out with police members,” he said.
Six of the 12 robbers arrested were wounded in the exchange of gunfire with police.
They are being treated at a hospital in the area.
Ramaloko said investigators picked up 11 rifles on the crime scene, including an AK-47 rifle.
He said the driver of the Protea Coin van and his two assistants were injured in the incident.
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