/ 16 November 2007

Armed gang robs Moyo restaurant

A group of armed robbers held up a staff member and fled with an undisclosed amount of money at the well-known Moyo restaurant at Zoo Lake in Johannesburg, police said on Friday.

Police spokesperson Julia Claasen said that on Thursday night, one of the robbers went into the restaurant, sat at the bar and ordered drinks.

”His accomplices then went in after him and placed themselves strategically in the restaurant, before ordering drinks.”

Claasen said the man at the bar pulled out a firearm and demanded money from the bartender.

”The robbers fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money,” said Claasen.

No shots were fired during the robbery and neither the customers nor the other staff members noticed that a robbery had taken place.

Claasen said police were still searching for the robbers. — Sapa