Authorities swooped-in on the suspects while they were allegedly planning to hijack a truck between Pretoria and Johannesburg.
It’s understood police were met with gunfire when they entered the premises with some suspects armed with rifles and handguns. Police said there were 27 suspects in total at the premises in President Park, Midrand; four were shot and killed, four were wounded and taken to hospital and 19 taken into police custody.
Trucks where either hijacked or stolen in the areas of Garsfontein, Silverton, Wierdebrug and Olifantsfontein.
Police officers will continue their investigation .
Police sources say three guns have been recovered from the scene for safekeeping. So far during raids earlier this month two persons suspected members – one who was found dead inside his car but another whose body was removed by security personnel just before being released alive due personal reasons.”In any case we think these men could very well be terrorists because many of them are heavily bearded,” Pramaczewski told reporters outside court hours later.Pramsiczek warned an ‘epidemic’ of violence had swept across South Africa since Mandela’s announcement as president back in 1994
