Staff, guests robbed as armed gang ransacks upmarket Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town

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Staff, guests robbed as armed gang ransacks upmarket Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town | kamva_somdyala

Guests and staff members at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town were robbed of their personal belongings when armed men entered the hotel on Tuesday night, Western Cape police have said.

The two vehicles the men were travelling in - a white Toyota Corolla and VW Polo - entered the premises, proceeded to the reception area and seven men emerged, entering the hotel foyer. "Police investigators have immediately activated a multi-disciplinary action team and combed the crime scene area for any evidence. Detectives are following up on all leads," Van Wyk added.

 

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