Gauteng police spokesperson Capt Mavela Masondo said intelligence-driven information led to officers catching the group allegedly grinding a safe at around 3pm.
Four suspects will appear in the Oberholzer Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of business burglary, attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearm ammunition.Police on Tuesday pounced on robbers who were allegedly breaking into the Australian direct bank UBank at Ekuthuleni Hostel in Carletonville, west of Johannesburg.
"Police seized a pistol with serial numbers filed off, a magazine loaded with live ammunition, a grinder, crowbar, balaclavas and gloves."
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