Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 22-02-2018
Five police officers have been shot and killed outside Queenstown in the Eastern Cape.
It’s understood an unknown group of armed suspects entered the police station in the early hours of Wednesday morning and without warning, randomly opened fire on the members on duty.
Three officers were killed instantly in the Community Service Centre while an off duty soldier was also shot dead as the suspects were fleeing.
Police say the suspects made off with a police van taking two other officers whose bodies were later found with what is understood to be execution style gunshot wounds along the roadside, six kilometers from the police station.
SAPS National Commissioner General Khehla John Sitole has strongly condemned the attack.
“I am appalled and deeply saddened by the cold and callous attack on our colleagues this morning. I have activated a task team to investigate this attack. We will not rest until we have tracked down these heartless killers and bring them to book.”
Sitole has also called upon the community to assist with any information that could help identify and bring the perpetrators to book.
While the motive for the attack is not clear it’s believed the suspects robbed an ATM a short distance away from the police station, stole 10 firearms as well as a police van from the station.
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