Armed Robbers 'Pose As Police', Raid International Airport In South Africa...

Armed thieves masquerading as police have carried out a robbery at Johannesburg's international airport in South Africa, reports say. The thieves are said to have driven into a restricted zone and taken containers of cash. Estimates vary but reports suggest that millions of dollars in different currencies may have been stolen.

The company that operates OR Tambo Airport, the continent's busiest, confirmed a robbery had taken place.

"No shots were fired and no injuries have been reported. The robbers fled‚" Airports Company South Africa said in a statement, the TimesLive news website reports.

The Hawks, an elite police unit, declined to release details.

But a source within the unit has described the robbery as looking like "something scripted from a Hollywood movie", South African journalist Graeme Hosken told the BBC's Newsday programme.

The journalist added that the thieves, who used special access passes to get into the airport, knew exactly which containers to take and were careful to get hold of small denomination notes, which are thought to be easier to pass on.

Guards from a private security firm protecting the valuable cargo were stopped by the robbers, who were travelling in a vehicle marked with "police", TimesLive says.

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