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SABC News reports that Mpumalanga police have arrested two suspects in connection with the torching of over 50 Putco buses in the Nkangala District on Monday night.
Police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli said the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday night. A group of armed individuals driving a Quantum, a minibus and a sedan set fire to the buses at various depots in the area. During the incident, several employees were attacked, with one security guard sustaining a gunshot wound whilst others sustained some injuries after being assaulted. The suspects, who were wearing balaclavas and black clothing, also reportedly held the employees at gunpoint during the attack. Mdhluli said one of the suspects was found in possession of a mobile phone belonging to one of the victims, as well as a magazine for a 9mm pistol without ammunition.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Rhulani Baloyi at SABC News
- Read too, MISA calls for police task team to hunt down those behind Putco bus arson attacks, at EWN
- And also, Investigations into the torching of Putco buses still ongoing, say police, at SABC News
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