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News24 reports that police have initiated a the 72-hour Activation Plan to track down the killers of two police officers who were killed in separate incidents in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Gauteng, respectively, on Friday afternoon.
The KZN based constable was killed while conducting an operation at the KwaMashu Hostel. A police spokesperson said in a statement: "The members heard gunshot sounds emanating from the informal settlement within the hostel and proceeded to investigate. Two suspects were spotted and two police officers chased after them. The suspects opened fire at the police officers, wounding a 28-year-old member and the 36-year-old constable." His Gauteng colleague was shot and killed after intervening in a robbery in progress in the Malvern area of Johannesburg. "It is alleged that the police saw one of the suspects fleeing the scene and the 36-year-old member chased after the suspect on foot. The member was fatally shot at the corner of David and Mars streets," a spokesperson indicated.
- Read this report by Alex Mitchley in full at News24
- Read too, Police condemn killing of two police officers in Gauteng and KZN, at eNCA
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