Twenty prisoners escape after vehicle is ambushed
Police are searching for 20 prisoners who escaped after the vehicle they were being transported in was ambushed by a group of armed suspects in Johannesburg.
Police are searching for 20 prisoners who escaped after the vehicle they were being transported in was ambushed by a group of armed suspects in Johannesburg.
The police's Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini confirmed the incident on Wednesday.
Dlamini said that the prisoners were being taken back to Sun City prison on Tuesday afternoon when the incident took place.
The suspects were armed with rifles. Dlamini said that one of the suspects broke the lock and freed the prisoners.
Dlamini confirmed that police are still searching for the suspects and the prisoners.
"They were awaiting trial prisoners charged with various crimes including armed robbery, housebreaking and theft and possession of drugs. Police officers were not injured."
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