Police fire rubber bullets at protesters

Police fire rubber bullets at protesters

Members of the public order policing unit fired rubber bullets at protesters in Grabouw on Tuesday.

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A group of about 100 protesters moved across a division onto the N2 and started moving closer to the police cordon. Then they began throwing stones at police.

 

Police responded by firing rubber bullets and the crowd fled into the township of Slang Park.

 

Police set up a vantage point on the division and continued firing at the crowd.

 

There were also reports that more protesters had gathered at Ou Kaapse Weg and were toyi-toying while police kept a close watch.

 

The North Pineview entrance to Grabouw has been closed again and traffic was starting to back up in the direction of Gordon's Bay.

 

 

(File photo: Gallo images)

      

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