Johannesburg, February 10 (Reporter Wang Xi) South African police reported on the 10th that on February 9, local time, the police in the Boksburg area east of Joburg, South Africa, engaged in a fierce gun battle with a group of illegal miners, and finally 11 mine thieves were arrested, one of whom was seriously injured and died.
Gauteng police spokesman Ma Songdo revealed that local police rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the alarm and found a group of illegal miners. Subsequently, Boksburg North, the Ikuleni Police Special Operations Team, highway patrols and security companies sent support forces.
When the police approached the suspects, several gun suspects immediately opened fire on the police, followed by a fierce gun battle between the two sides, and police helicopters also rushed to the scene to provide support. After fierce fighting, 11 illegal miners were eventually arrested, and one of the suspects died of his wounds after being shot.
Masondo said police seized three unlicensed firearms and more than 70 rounds of ammunition, and those arrested on charges of possession of unlicensed guns and ammunition, murder and attempted murder will soon appear before Boksburg District Court. (End)
Source: China News Network
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