Summary: Three journalists were robbed of money, passports, cameras, and computers while covering the World Cup in South Africa. Armed suspects were said to have entered three hotel rooms where the journalists were staying, near the town of Magaliesburg, and stole many goods. Two of the journalists slept through the entire robbery but another woke up to gun point and was demanded to keep quiet. Police were called immediately after they departed, but no one has been caught yet. Hundreds of thousands of fans and journalists are entering into South Africa this week to watch and cover the World Cup soccer tournament. And with this being one of the biggest sporting events in the world this year people are beginning to worry that more robberies and crimes will start to take place.
Opinion: This would have to be one of my biggest fears. If I were one of these three journalists I would have been terrified and I would hope that the supects would be caught. Since this is going to be such a huge event I feel that there should be more security around and people should realize that they need to take precautions for this type of thing. Make sure that they are in a safe area while staying and keep everything locked during their stay. The three journalists were very lucky that they were only robbed and that the suspects didn't commit an even bigger crime. Hopefully nothing else like this happens in South Africa during the World Cup and the fans and journalists can just relax and enjoy the excitment of the wonderful game of soccer.
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