Deploys Police * S. Africa - On new buses after shooting
Johannesburg,SA -AFP, by Justine Gerardy –Sep 2, 2009: -- Armed police tailed Johannesburg buses Wednesday and guarded commuters on board, after two people were shot on the new public transport system rolled out ahead of the World Cup... The shooting late Tuesday came just two days after the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), known as Rea Vaya, which has angered the mafia-like minibus taxi industry that currently dominates the city's commuter routes... 
A policeman and a passenger on one of the new buses were shot in the legs from a moving minibus in Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, police spokesman, Kay Makhubela, told AFP... Both were hospitalised and in stable condition, police said. So far no arrests have been made... (Photo 1 from afp: A new bus in Soweto, part of the "Rea Vaya -(we are moving- public transport system) (Photo 2 from voanews: Police keep guard inside a bus during the launch of the BRT rapid transit system in Johannesburg)Labels: dangerous places
posted by Unknown @ 5:36 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home