Robbers snatch $2m at South Africa airport

A total of R24 million or about US$2m was stolen from a plane at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday evening, News24 reported.

Its spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said there was a high level investigation into the robbery. He declined to give out further information at this stage.

After SAA flight 294 landed, people in a marked police vehicle intercepted the money.

A white Mercedes-Benz is believed to have been used in the operation.

Airports Company South Africa spokesperson Trevor Jones said there had been a robbery, but he could not confirm the amount of money stolen.

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