Naim 6 Report post Posted March 27, 2006 I guess this qualifies as aviation news. Never been to JHB tho'. .ny === Police on high alert at Jo'burg airport March 27, 2006, 07:00 Police say security at the Johannesburg International Airport is up to standard, despite this weekend's massive robbery and several robberies having taken place over the last four years. "The security at the airport has always been exceptionally good. This is something that we are trying to understand how these people got in and it will continue to be safe as it was in the past," says Vish Naidoo, a police spokesperson. Other reports say officials have not ruled out the possibility of an inside job. Armed with automatic weapons, including AK-47 rifles, a gang of men managed to rob a South African Airways plane of millions in foreign currency on Saturday despite the airport's high security, which has left police baffled. Millions of US dollars stolen The plane had just arrived on a flight from Britain, and a single shot was fired as the gang made off with bags full of US dollars. Although police would not confirm the amount of cash stolen, it is believed to be more than $16 million. The money was destined for Tanzania and another undisclosed African country. According to police, two robbers held security guards at the airport's gate and others held police hostage and loaded the bags into a van. Police haven't ruled out the possibility that the heist was an inside job. In 2001 a KLM flight was robbed of diamonds and dollars and a Swissair flight was robbed off cash and jewellery. Article printout courtesy of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Copyright © 2000 - 2003 SABC. See 'Disclaimer' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
