Sun City Hit by Armed Robbers

February 8 - North West police revealed that Sun City was the scene of an armed robbery last week.

According to the police, ten heavily armed men entered the casino around midnight and stole an undisclosed amount of money from the casino.

"They entered the casino at 11.50 pm and ordered the cashier to give them money from the till and a small safe. They then fired two shots and fled," said a police spokesperson, Inspector Wilmarie van der Merwe.

Sun City's security guards tried to barricade the exit gates but the men drove through and managed to escape.

As they were fleeing the scene, another security guard on a motorcycle gave chase and was shot at by the robbers.

The police account of the crime as it unfolded: "As the men drove off on the Sun City - Pretoria road, other security guards chased after them, the men stopped and opened fire at them. A shoot out ensued, then the men fled. No one was injured in that shootout."

The police said that the security guard who had been wounded prior to the shoot out was in stable condition in hospital.

Officials are investigating the matter and it was later reported that two out of the four vehicles used by the robbers were found abandoned on the side of the road.

Sun City is considered one of South Africa's most popular casinos, and is internationally renowned for its excellent standards of gambling and accommodation.

The resort draws thousands of visitors each month and boasts magnificent sporting and entertainment facilities, a water park, uninterrupted bush park and world class conference venues.

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