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South African Commuters Set Trains Alight Over Huge Delays

Commuters at Cape Town's central train station have destroyed two cell phone shops, smashed glass, stoned a bus and burnt trains in frustration after afternoon rush hour trains across the city stopped running.

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A train on Cape Town station burns...

Mkhuseli Veto/Bush Radio

Angry commuters broke the windows at Cape Town station, apparently trying to force their way in to the Passenger Rail Agency offices.

Mkhuseli Veto/Bush Radio

The train was set alight after power problems caused delays of more than 6 hours.

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  • 13 June 2017
    Chaos at Cape Town Station
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    Bush Radio
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    The majority of the Bush Radio team in Cape Town, South Africa, rely on public transport to get to work and home. Most of them live on the Cape Flats ... see more »

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