Park Station in Johannesburg was attacked on Tuesday afternoon when groups of people stormed it and damaged property.
Zenani said she could not connect the attacks at the station with the recent decision by Prasa to terminate the contracts of 20 private security companies. “According to security personnel stationed at Park Station, a number of criminals forcibly entered the station attacking and looting some of the shops, breaking glass access gates, ticket booth windows and cars. More alarming, however, was the stoning of one of the train sets resulting in a broken windows
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