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Two security guards employed by a cash-in-transit company escaped unharmed during an armed robbery at Debi Place in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident unfolded shortly after one of the guards collected cash from a shop in the area. He was exiting the store with a cash bag while his colleague remained inside the cash van.

According to a store manager, who identified himself only as Patel, at least two armed suspects approached the guard, disarmed him and took the money.

“As it happened, a vehicle reversed towards them. The gunmen got into the car and sped off. No shots were fired,” he said.

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The guards declined to comment, while police at the scene referred media queries to provincial authorities and cautioned against taking photographs.

Patel said the shop had previously been targeted in a similar robbery.

“We were traumatised by that incident, and this brings it all back. We’ve been operating here for about 14 years, and such incidents are not common,” he said.