Soweto police have arrested four people for a robbery at the Hyde Park shopping centre this morning.
Inspector Kay Makhubela said the four were arrested in Bram Fischer, Dobsonville, while they were off-loading computers stolen from a computer shop in the Hyde Park shopping centre.
"They were found with six new computers, sound equipment and laptops," said Makhubela. Police also confiscated a firearm.
"We suspect that they were involved in the robbery this morning," said Makhubela.
A gang of 15 robbers armed with AK-47 assault rifles broke into Hyde Park shopping centre, north of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning.
"Around 4.30am, about 15 suspects broke the security door at the entrance and entered the shopping centre. They shot at security guards who shot back at them," said Inspector Moses Maphakela.
Maphakela said the robbers, wearing balaclavas and gloves, stole an unknown amount of clothing.
He said that while some of the gang members broke into the shop, others fired shots at the security guards. "The police are searching for 15 suspects; these people are armed with AK-47s, R5s and pistols."
They sped off in a silver Mercedes-Benz C200. Its back windscreen was shattered in the shooting. The other getaway cars used were a white Honda Ballade and a silver grey double-cab Ford Ranger.
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