An elite firearms team killed nine members of a brutal gang. They were suspected of raping a young girl in front of her mother. The Durban gang is believed to be behind a series of brutal crimesA police tactical firearms team in South Africa shot dead nine members of a brutal gang suspected of raping a young girl in front of her screaming mother.
The ruthless gang based near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, is believed to be behind a series of serious crimes including murder and armed robbery KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said: 'The Provincial Stabilisation Team pounced on the gang in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Within minutes nine gang members lay dead, and their family members were forced to identify their bodies
Every day in South Africa there are 75 murders and 120 rapes mainly carried out between rival gangs and in the impoverished areas where police rarely venture.