A crowd of eager spectators gathered in Joburg's CBD on Sunday morning to witness the demolition of the Bank of Lisbon building.
Iavan Pijoos
Fathers carried their excited young children on their shoulders, as armed police officers patrolled the streets around the building, from where a large banner with the words"Jet Demolition" hanged.
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