An attack in Pretoria by 30 AK47-wielding gunmen on a Fidelity Cash Management Services van has sparked fears that SA’s annual heist season has started early.
“You can see from how the attack was carried out and where the gunmen were positioned that they were operating on a well-laid plan, which included deliberately setting alight the BMW which was used to ram the cash van. By burning the BMW, they destroyed a lot of potential evidence which could identify them.”“It is just fortunate that the van’s security design prevented the gunmen from getting into all the vaults. The guys had to set three different explosive devices.
“The guards inside the van [were forced out of the vehicle], with AK47 assault rifles and taken away from the van.She said one of the guards from the backup vehicle was shot and injured in the attack and taken to hospital.These guys thought it was their payday, but fortunately our team's training kicked in and they were able to react well and avert a total bloodbath.Fidelity Cash Management Services CEO Wahl Bartmann said their officers had done extremely well under “terrifying conditions”.
Bartmann said it was clear from how the attack was carried out that it had been planned down to the minutest detail.
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