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News24 reports that security guards stationed at the Temba water treatment plant in Tshwane were attacked on Sunday evening by a group of armed suspects who made away with copper cables.
According to City of Tshwane spokesperson Lindela Mashigo, at around 19:45, a group of more than 10 suspects armed with guns gained access to the plant through the fence at the back of the inlet works and shot the locked security door. Some of the men overpowered four private security guards, handcuffed them and took their firearms and cellphones. The other suspects started cutting and stealing cables at the inlet works. "An alarm was raised by one guard at 03:45 [on Monday] after he had managed to escape, since his handcuffs were used by the suspects to lock the main entrance of the gate," Mashigo indicated. A case has been opened with police. This was the second attack on infrastructure at the Temba water treatment plant since February this year. Cables were also stolen in that incident.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Alex Mitchley at News24 (subscription or trial registration required)
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