SABC News reports that two police officers were gunned down on Saturday night while responding to a robbery at a house in Namahadi, QwaQwa in the Free State.

The suspects, who were wearing balaclavas, fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash and two cell phones. Police spokesperson Motsantsi Makhele advised: “The CSC members approached the house, where one suspect emerged and opened fire. One member was fatally shot and his service pistol was taken by the suspect. As the pursuit continued, another suspect ambushed the driver of the backup vehicle while he was reversing the police vehicle. He was shot in the neck and succumbed to his injuries. The other police officers in the vehicle were unharmed”

• Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Palesa Matshane at SABC News
• Lees ook, Vrystaat beamptes sterf toe hulle op huisroof reageer, by Maroela Media

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