CNN’s Koinange Robbed In Johannesburg

Jeff Koinange, CNN’s Africa correspondent, and his wife were robbed at gunpoint on Saturday outside CNN’s office in the South African metropolis of Johannesburg,” CNN.com says.

“Koinange said he had a gun pointed to his head while four armed young men stole everything he was carrying. But he and his wife did not suffer injuries in what he called a ‘brazen’ assault that occurred in broad daylight with people walking by and cars driving past.”

CNN says “additional security measures have been put in place…”

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