Reply #1: chronology of events

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http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=612324

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The corporation’s chief executive officer, Rob Adam, said of the suspended officials: “We are not saying they are suspects, but their own systems are being investigated and it is best for them to be temporarily isolated from those systems.”

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The corporation said the events early last Thursday were as follows:

12.16am: Four armed men gain access to the facility by cutting through an electrified perimeter fence. They deactivate security “layers” on the fence to prevent an alarm being triggered in the security control centre. Guards are unaware of the gang’s presence.

1am: A patrolling guard spots another group of intruders on the western side of the facility. Shots are fired and this group flees without gaining access.

Shortly after 1am: The first group of four breaks into the facility and removes a computer from an office near the emergency control centre. They enter the control room. A fight breaks out between them and station commander Anton Gerber. Gerber is shot in the chest but is able to alert other security personnel.

1.15am: The gang flees, apparently empty-handed, leaving behind the computer they tried to take. It is found on a balcony near the control room.

The police are alerted and a search gets under way involving police officers, police dogs, security personnel and a helicopter.

3am: Adam is told of the break-in by telephone and arrives at the facility 25 minutes later.

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