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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Police officers at Devon Police Station in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, were robbed of three police rifles and seven pistols, Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe has said.<\/p>\n

Mathe said the provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, has since deployed maximum resources in a bid to apprehend those who were behind the attack.<\/p>\n

Mathe said a preliminary investigation suggested that three suspects entered the station during the early hours of Wednesday morning, under the pretence that they were reporting a hijacking incident. He said:<\/p>\n

The suspects proceeded to disarm members on duty and made off with 10 firearms. Of those, three were rifles and seven pistols that were in the safe. Police are investigating.<\/p>\n

Mawela and his management team visited the station, The Star reported.<\/p>\n

The incident was not the first time police stations had been robbed in South Africa.<\/p>\n

In September, three armed robbers attacked Grootvlei police station in the small Mpumalanga mining town near Balfour. They stole three 9mm pistols, an R5 rifle, a shotgun and about 180 rounds of ammunition.<\/p>\n

The robbery has raised concern among South Africans and some have since taken Twitter demanding to know if citizens\u2019 safety was guaranteed when police were victims of robbery.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Police officers at Devon Police Station in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, were robbed of three police rifles and seven pistols, Gauteng SAPS spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe has said. Mathe said the provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, has since deployed maximum resources in a bid to apprehend those who were behind the attack. 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