Monday, April 11, 2005

Large crowd attacks police during arrest

East London, South Africa...Police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to control about 1 000 residents at Diviwe township in Komga who tried to prevent the arrest of a man for assault on Sunday.A 20-year-old man died during the fray.Police spokesperson Inspector Stephen Marais said the Komga police had to call for back-up as the mob stoned and attacked them in order to prevent them from leaving with the suspect.

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