Two arrested in connection with Putco bus torchings
Updated | By Bulletin
Police in Mpumalanga have arrested two men in connection with the
torching of 51 Putco buses on Monday.
An armed gang is believed to have carried out a wave of arson attacks at various depots, where the company's employees were shot and assaulted.
The provincial police's Donald Mdhluli said one of the suspects was found with a victim's cell phone.
He said they are searching for more culprits.
READ: Manhunt for Mpumalanga Putco arsonists
"During the arrest with the suspects, one of them was found with a mobile phone suspected to be one of the victims as well as a magazine for a 9mm pistol without any ammunition," said Mdhluli.
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