A woman passenger in a car has died after being caught in crossfire during a cash-in-transit heist in Umlazi, south of Durban.
A police source said a group of police officers driving along the M35 main road from Folweni to Philani village to report for duty had come under fire after stopping because of“All the members then immediately got out of the vehicle and sought cover in the nearby bushes.
”“Members came out when they were assured that the attackers were gone. None of the members managed to use their firearm during the attack,” said the police source. G4S vehicle which had allegedly been blown up by the attackers about 400m from them. One of the police officers was shot in the right foot and was taken to hospital. Police were yet to respond to a request for comment.READ MORE:
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