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Man arrested for robbery of international students in Mamelodi

PRETORIA - Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for the robbery of 18 students and their professors who were on an outreach at Viva Foundation School in Lusaka informal settlement in Mamelodi, east of Pretoria.

"Police are hot on the heels of outstanding suspects and believe that it is only a matter of time before they are found and arrested," she said. It is alleged that a group of about five armed suspects accosted the visitors and robbed them of personal belongings that included laptops, cellphones, cameras, passports, plane tickets, bags and United States dollars.

"The vehicle was processed, leading to the discovery of crucial evidence through which police were able to confirm that the taxi had been used during the commission of the armed robbery," she said.

 

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