News24 reports that six factory workers were shot and wounded on Monday morning after forcibly grabbing a firearm from private security guards during a protest over salary increases.
Allegedly, one of the protesters at the vegetable manufacturing factory, outside Brits in the North West, grabbed the firearm of a security guard monitoring the protest. North West police spokesperson Colonel Amanda Funani said that during the tussle for the firearm a shot went off, which led to a shootout. "The workers used the firearm they grabbed from the security guard. Gunshots were fired on both sides," Funani indicated. Six of the protesters were shot and wounded, and subsequently taken to hospital. None of the security guards were injured during the exchange of gunfire. Funani said police had opened six cases of attempted murder, which were being investigated. No arrests had been made as of Monday.
- Read the original of the report in the above regard by Alex Mitchley at News24
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