Four security guards were killed in separate cash-in-transit attacks in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, according to IOL. The incidents have prompted renewed calls for urgent action against heavily armed robbery syndicates operating in South Africa. Authorities have not yet released further details on the attacks or any arrests.
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