South Africa: Police Shoot Woman in Face During Eersterust Protests

An Eersterust resident was sitting on the ground among a group protesting for improved service delivery when, allegedly without warning, police opened fire, shooting her in the face with a rubber bullet on Wednesday afternoon.

Victoria Daniels sat down as police used a water cannon to douse burning tyres that were blocking a road in the Pretoria suburb.

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