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ATM bombers shoot at motorists
28/03/2008 22:39 - (SA)
Durban - A gang of robbers opened fire on motorists on Friday while making a getaway from an ATM machine they had bombed in Nottingham Road, police said.
Superintendent Henry Budhram said no injuries had been reported thus far but that a vehicle had been struck by bullets.
Police said R1 rifle and shotgun cartridges had been found at the scene.
The four-man gang used commercial explosives to blow up a Standard Bank ATM in Nottingham Road at 03:35.
Budhram said the damage to the machine was extensive and that it was unclear how much money had been taken.
Investigations were continuing and arrests have been made, police said.
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