Police in Port Elizabeth arrested a man in his twenties after he allegedly tried to rob a travel agency business in the Sixth Avenue Shopping Centre in Walmer, Port Elizabeth.
Police Spokesperson Colonel Naidu says two men entered the travel agency and threatened a 60-year-old staff member with a firearm.
She says the woman screamed, alerting a security official, who was able to arrest one of the suspects.
The other suspect fled in a white Chev Aveo.
Nothing was taken during the incident.
Naidu says the suspect will appear in court soon.