Two wounded during Durban robbery
2013-03-22 17:42
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Johannesburg - Two people were shot and wounded on Friday
when a convenience store was robbed on Inanda Road in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
paramedics said.
The robbers shot a man who was waiting for a taxi and an
elderly woman inside a petrol station shop, said Crisis Medical spokesperson
Neil Powell.
The man was hit in the abdomen and the woman in her upper
leg.
They were taken to hospital.
Police spokesperson Thulani Zwane said the robbers
arrived at the petrol station, went into its convenience store and demanded
money.
"There were plus-minus five people. They took an
undisclosed amount of money."
Powell said four of the shop's employees were hit on the
head with pistols.
The robbers also shot at a security vehicle, but no-one
was hurt.
Zwane was unable to confirm the shooting.
He said the robbers abandoned their car and hijacked an
Opel Corsa in Newlands drive.
"Two R5 rifles were found in the vehicle they left
behind," he said.
Police had opened robbery and attempted murder dockets.
- SAPA
