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Failed cash-in-transit heist left 3 dead [video]
Police fatally shot three men suspected of a cash-in-transit heist during separate confrontations around Durban on Thursday night, 29 May 2025.
According to South African Police, the suspects opened fire on the surrounding community during the failed heist.
The suspects killed a bystander and wounded a child in the crossfire.
Read the full version of the ' Three suspects killed in police shootouts after failed KZN cash heist' article.
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the robbers used explosives in an attempt to access the cash vehicle's safe. However, they miscalculated the blast and failed to open it.
'Since the robbery failed, they started shooting randomly to terrorise the community nearby. This caused injuries to some people.'
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