Workers at a warehouse in Germiston were held hostage by a group of men last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the complainant, a group of armed men stormed into the warehouse and instructed the workers to lie on the ground,\u201d said Capt George Raphulu, head of communications for the Germiston SAPS.<\/p>
\u201cThe workers were held hostage while the suspects loaded goods from the warehouse into a truck.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raphulu said the suspects searched the victims and took their belongings before fleeing.<\/p>
\u201cAt this stage, the police have arrested one of the suspects and the case is under police investigation,\u201d said Raphulu.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old suspect was arrested and detained at the Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n
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