The prisoners overpowered police officers while travelling in KZN on Tuesday, and fled on foot.
ALSO READ:The remaining prisoner is still being sought by police.
Reports indicate that 11 prisoners were being transported and that some were transported in a double-cab bakkie. Convicted ATM bombers were travelling in a vehicle behind the bakkie when another car blocked the road, which was when the prisoners overpowered the police officers, fired shots using their weapons, and made their escape.
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