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Seven robbers killed during robbery attempt in Africa


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Looks like their plan didn't come together as expected:

http://news.yahoo.com/seven-robbers-shot-dead-south-africa-233312621.html

[quote][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An elite [/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]South African police[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif] unit shot dead seven men when they tried to rob a cash depot in western Johannesburg on Saturday evening, a spokesman for the unit said.[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]
Nine others were injured and under police guard in hospital, a spokesman of the unit known as Hawks told Reuters. Police also confiscated 11 vehicles and four firearms.[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]
"We believe we got the kingpin down. We are convinced that we got all the robbers - dead or arrested,"Paul Ramaloko said.[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]
The depot belonged to Protea Coin, a security company which runs a cash-in-transit business.[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]
Crime is a chronic problem for South Africa. It has one of the highest murder rates in the world outside a war zone.[/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]
About 40 percent of the adult population is jobless - a percentage expected to rise substantially in the coming years - and this is seen driving crime and widening economic inequality.[/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif](Reporting by Helen Nyambura-Mwaura; Editing by Myra MacDonald)[/font][/color][/quote]
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[b]"[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]About 40 percent of the adult population is jobless - a percentage expected to rise substantially in the coming years - and this is seen driving crime and widening economic inequality."[/font][/color][/b]

[color=#000000][font=Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]That should catch the eye of every person here.[/font][/color]
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