Three suspected extortionists have been shot and killed during a shootout with police on Bosmansdam Road in Bothasig, Cape Town.
Members of the Provincial Operational Command Centre’s Combat Team have wounded and arrested four others.Police say during a pursuit on Bosmansdam Road, the suspects opened fire on two police vehicles with an assault rifle. Police retaliated and managed to bring the vehicle to a halt on the corners of Bosmansdam and Wylands Roads.
The assault rifle, a 9mm pistol, an undisclosed amount of cash, as well as the minibus taxi have been confiscated.Meanwhile, in KwaZulu-Natal, four suspected extortionists have been arrested in Durban. Police say the suspects had attempted to disrupt work at a construction site in Sydenham and demanded money from the owner.
According to police the suspects allegedly harrassed workers at the site, prompting the company to call private security guards for assistance. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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