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Police are looking for suspects wanted in the deadly clash between two groups that left seven people dead.
Supplied by Eastern Cape Police
- Six people have been arrested in the violent Christmas Day clash between two rival groups that left seven men dead at Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape.
- The suspects were arrested on December 26 shortly after they were released from the hospital.
- The arrested suspects were among 12 people injured during the clash between a group of men from Mpeni and Nokhatshile.
Six people have been arrested in the violent Christmas Day clash between two rival groups that left seven men dead at Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape.
The incident took place around 05:00 in the town of Mpeni.
Eastern Cape Prime Minister Oscar Mabuyane said the violence was believed to be related to taxis.
The suspects were arrested on December 26, shortly after being released from the hospital.
The suspects were among 12 people injured during the confrontation.
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Police spokesman Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said 12 people were hospitalized after the clash and six of them were seriously injured.
“The six suspects were among 12 people who were taken to the hospital. They were arrested after being treated and released from the hospital. Six other people are still in the hospital and are not yet suspects. [the hospitalised] They cannot be ruled out as suspects yet, because they were part of the groups they were fighting. We cannot rule out the possibility of more suspects being arrested, “Naidoo said.
It is alleged that on December 25, a group of Mpeni men clashed with a group from Nokhatshile, leaving seven dead, mostly from the latter group.
The fatal incident triggered the activation of the 72-hour activation plan by the police and the deployment of the army in the area.
The acting commissioner of the national police, Lieutenant General Sindile Mfazi, ordered the immediate deployment of reinforcements to ensure a rapid stabilization of the area that the police described as tense.
Mfazi appealed to the community of Mount Ayliff and the surrounding areas to exercise the utmost restraint and assist the police in their investigations.
