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CAPE TOWN - Police have confirmed a deadly shootout between a gang of suspected robbers and a multi-disciplinary team assisted by private security in Khayelitsha.
UPDATE: 8 suspected robbers shot dead in Khayelitsha
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Eight of the suspects have been killed and 13 firearms recovered.
The group was allegedly planning to commit a cash-in-transit heist.