72-hour plan to find suspects in KZN taxi shooting
National police have allocated 72 hours to catch the gunmen who shot dead 11 taxi drivers in KwaZulu-Natal this weekend.
The South African National Taxi Council has condemned the attack saying safety in the industry will come under the spotlight at a meeting in the province this week.
National and KwaZulu-Natal investigators have teamed up to catch the gunmen who opened fire on a minibus taxi on the R74 between Colenso and Weenen on Saturday.
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Members of Gauteng's Ivory Park Taxi
Association were heading home after attending the funeral of a
colleague.
Four people were wounded in the attack, two escaped injury.
#sapsHQ In response to these heinous crimes, #SAPSNPC Gen #Sitole has activated a 72-hour action plan which consists of members from specialized units within the #SAPS, incl #CIG, #Hawks, Detectives, STF, etc, to trace and apprehend those responsible for these killings. ME
— SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) July 22, 2018