Six caught after police attacked

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Six men were arrested in Parow in Cape Town on Thursday after a shootout with police. Photo: Mlondolozi Mbolo

Six men were arrested in Parow in Cape Town on Thursday after a shootout with police.

Police spokesman Warrant Officer November Filander said a policeman was wounded, but was in a satisfactory condition in hospital.

Police were on patrol on Modderdam Road in Belhar when a white Ford Batam bakkie attracted their attention near the local cemetery. They approached the bakkie around 10am, and were checking its registration when it sped away. The vehicle was later found to have been stolen in Bellville.

At 10.30am the bakkie was spotted on Industria Ring Road in the Parow industrial area, after three of the men robbed a businessman of cash at gunpoint. A shootout ensued when police tried to pull the bakkie over. The men then jumped out of the bakkie and tried to run away. The six were arrested shortly afterwards with the public’s help. Three illegal firearms were recovered.

The men were expected to appear in the Parow Magistrate’s Court on Monday. – Sapa

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Six caught after police attacked