Teargas leaves Mandeni primary school pupils injured
Scores of children from a primary school in Mandeni have been rushed to local clinics after being affected by teargas.
It's believed they became caught in a stand-off between protesting residents and police on Wednesday afternoon.
Officers are said to have used teargas to try and disperse the crowd.
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IPSS Medical Rescue's Dylan Meyrick says paramedics found that some of the pupils from the Lower Tugela Primary School had inhaled the gas.
"Twenty-six children have been transported to various faculties by IPSS Medical Rescue alert ambulance service and EMRS. Twenty-five of them in a stable condition, one in a moderate condition.
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"Approximately 80 children were transported privately by the local taxi association to various clinics in the area, all in a stable condition. The scene is now being cleared. Fire department are on scene."
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