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S.Africa: 15 Man Gang storm Casino in hail AK47 of gunfire

Date Posted: Monday 01-Oct-2007

By Laura Lopez Gonzalez

Armed with AK-47s and pistols, a gang of between 12 and 15 men have stormed the Carnival City casino, opening fire on clients, staff and police in an armed robbery that left two police officers seriously wounded.

The men poured into the casino's main gambling hall using multiple entrances just after midnight on Sunday.

"They ordered everyone to 'sleep', to get on the ground," said witness and casino patron James Lepoko.

He, fellow patrons and staff members hit the floor as shopkeepers locked their doors, seeking refuge in back rooms.

Shots rang through the hall as the gunmen aimed their guns at the ceiling, Lepoko said.

A patron was shot in a leg and a female casino employee was injured when one of the men struck her in the face with his gun, according to Gauteng SAPS communication officer Superintendent Eugene Opperman.

Boksburg police, alerted by suspicious surveillance officers, arrived in under 10 minutes, according to Carnival City general manager Riaan van Rooyen.

In the ensuing gunfight, two officers suffered serious injuries.

Though the two were said to be in a stable condition on Sunday, police were withholding the hospital's location so as to safeguard the officers' safety.

"The gang came from everywhere, from every entrance," said an eyewitness and employee who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"If I said 50 shots had been fired that wouldn't be enough."

He said the casino issued strict orders barring employees from speaking to the press.

Staff and patrons were sequestered until about 4am as police and casino management tried to piece together the intricacies of what witnesses described as a highly co-ordinated plan.

The casino was fully operational by midday and no signs of the heist and shootout were visible - bullet holes had been patched, broken glass repaired and patrons seemed oblivious to the earlier chaos.

According to Sun International sources, no one had yet determined how the gang and their many cars were able to breach the casino's outside security.

Two vehicles allegedly used in the heist were later recovered.

Van Rooyen said investigations into the exact amount of cash stolen were continuing.



    • Source Url: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20070910034145914C967219

      Posted By: Jan
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      Readers' Comments

      Date Posted: Monday 14-Sep-2009
      Everyone on Earth knows that the majority of blacks are hyper violent, worthless, low IQ thugs. Trying to help the black man does nothing but give him a thirst for other peoples money and success. In the US the black has ruined every environment that they have inhabited. For example,the city of Compton was once a very nice, safe and beautiful place to live. That was until the blacks started migrating into the are and destroying it within months. The same streets in Compton that white people used to live on and let their kids walk down are now unsafe to travel.
      Trying to help the black man is like trying to hold water in a net. Try as you might but your efforts are futile.
      In America blacks are given free money, free housing, free schooling yet they still live and act like filthy animals. Its even against the law, in some situations, to not hire a black yet they still aren't able to do anything but rob, rape and kill. One out of every 3 blacks is in some part of the legal system at any given moment.

      Blue Eyes, White Skin
      San Diego
      USA


      Date Posted: Monday 30-Mar-2009
      All Europeans are well advised to leave South Africa and let it become what it will. I am white and have friends forced off of their farm under the government buyout program. The blacks don't want any white people to remain in South Africa. Leave while you can. There are schemes to get your money out of the country. Do so and leave. Sincerely, The Cat

      Catdaddy


      Date Posted: Wednesday 03-Oct-2007
      Jan
      I agree with you one hundred percent. African people have to take charge of there future.They have to work together (black & white) to kick the greedy bastards who opress them out of power.
      I dont hate black people Im just tired of hearing them whine about this big bad unfair world. For most of us life is a swim or sink situation. In my case it is anyway.

      edward white
      Elgin
      Canada


      Date Posted: Wednesday 03-Oct-2007
      Hi Edward,
      Many of us whites in Africa have been trying to warn you folks in the West that you're wasting your money and throwing it into a bottomless pit.

      In the end, all you're doing is:-
      1. Propping up evil regimes that should be allowed to fall naturally until one day blacks actually choose leaders that are better.

      2. Enriching these leaders, many of whom are evil and they and their henchmen run away with the money.

      There are many better things your Govt could do with your hard-earned money including spending it ON YOURSELVES!

      For us whites in Africa we are sick to death of seeing evil Black leaders being PROPPED UP BY THE WEST.

      There are better blacks to choose from... but they're currently being oppressed by the likes of Mugabe, Mbeki, etc.

      Taking away this money will actually send a WAKE-UP CALL TO BLACKS IN AFRICA! Get your house in order!

      Jan Lamprecht
      Johannesburg
      South Africa


      Date Posted: Wednesday 03-Oct-2007
      Folks
      Africa can do what it wants where it wants when it wants for its economy and its people.
      I could not care less. Only problem is Im tired of having my hard earned tax dollars being spent to bail these people out because they wont get off there lazy asses and do something tangible with there country and there lives.

      edward white
      Elgin
      Canada


      Date Posted: Wednesday 03-Oct-2007
      Howzit murdoc!

      There is no expiry date for exposing the stupidity of the "Sophisticated black gentlemen".

      Joe Shmoe


      Date Posted: Tuesday 02-Oct-2007
      Jan there seems to be some confusion ???
      This insident happened at Carnival City nearly two weeks ago ???
      We live near there and we know of no second attack ?

      Murdoc
      JHB
      SA


      Date Posted: Tuesday 02-Oct-2007
      Things just seem to be getting worse and worse.
      Someone over there with half a brain needs to take charge. Oh yea I forgot. There is no one there with half a brain.

      edward white
      Elgin
      Canada


      Date Posted: Monday 01-Oct-2007
      VIVA gun control VIVA!!! stupid morons...

      Joe Shmoe


      Date Posted: Monday 01-Oct-2007
      If this had happened in the USA or Europe it would have been frontpage news on CNN for weeks. But hey, this is 'just Africa' and they have these "African-Americans' filtering out all the 'bad news' about South Africa. You have this politically-correct woman with the condenscending voice telling you all the 'good and wonder news' about South Africa. This news item does not EVER appear on her horizon -- even if she had been targetted by this gang, she would still not be writing about it.

      adrianastuijt@knid.nl
      Dokkum
      the Netherlands