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11 suspects detained after looting of foreign-owned shops in Soweto

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Eleven people were arrested and some stolen goods recovered in the aftermath of a looting spree targeting foreign-owned shops in Soweto.

“To this end‚ 11 suspects have been arrested while police recovered one unlicensed firearm and goods believed to have been stolen during the looting‚” said police spokesperson Capt Kay Makhubele.

Makhubele said police were on high alert after residents started looting in several townships including Dobsonville‚ Meadowlands‚ Rockville‚ Naledi‚ Zola‚ Emdeni and other parts of Soweto on Wednesday evening.Provincial police warned residents not to engage in criminal activities as a form of protest because they would be identified and arrested.

 

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