South African Police Hunt Suspects After 11 Die in Taxi Ambush

Police say they have a plan to catch those responsible for a shooting in KwaZulu-Natal which killed 11 people affiliated to the Ivory Park taxi association. On Saturday night, a minibus taxi from Gauteng was travelling from a funeral at Ematimatolo back to Johannesburg, along the R74 road between Colenso and Weenen, when it was ambushed by a group of shooters.

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The taxi after the shooting incident.

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