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ANA reports that police in Tongaat, north of Durban, have arrested a security guard at a minibus taxi rank in the CBD after he apparently accidentally shot himself in the leg.
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) police were alerted to a shooting incident at the taxi rank, and when they arrived they found a security guard who guarded the taxi rank with a gunshot wound to the leg. Colonel Thembeka Mbele said: "It is alleged that he accidentally shot himself with a rifle. He was taken to hospital for medical attention under police guard. He will be charged for discharging a firearm in public and negligent handling of firearm. The rifle with 28 rounds of ammunition was seized for further investigation. The suspect will appear in the Verulam Magistrate's Court soon."
- The original of the above report is at Independent News
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