Minister Bheki Cele to deploy Amabherethe in Soweto following mass shooting

Following a mass shooting that took place at Mdlalose’s tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning that claimed at least 15 lives, SAPS will deploy, Police Tactical Response Team ‘Amabherethe’ in Soweto on Monday.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says the deployment is to help the local SAPS after the mass shooting at a tavern.



Cele was at a community meeting with Nomzamo residents following the attack on Monday.

Cele says the police are looking for five suspects instead of two. In addition, the Minister says police found 137 AK-47 cartridges.



Cele told residents that it was clear the gunmen behind the Soweto tavern attack had the clear intention to kill.

“Investigators picked up close to 137 empty cartridges from an AK, but at least now we know that there were five people who were in the kombi.”



Cele has promised to deploy specialised police, including members of the tactical response team and the public order police to the area as well as making additional resources available to increase police visibility.

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