Man shot in leg in Durban taxi robbery

15 December 2009 - 02:00
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A PASSENGER was seriously injured in an armed robbery on board a minibus taxi in Assegai outside Durban yesterday.

A PASSENGER was seriously injured in an armed robbery on board a minibus taxi in Assegai outside Durban yesterday.

Gunmen masquerading as passengers got on the taxi and forced one passenger to hand over R50000 at gunpoint. A male passenger was shot in the leg in the ensuing fracas.

Police spokesperson Vincent Mdunge said the robbers must have been on the lookout for the person with the money . - Mary Pappaya