Five wanted suspects were shot and killed during a shootout with police in Inanda, north of Durban, on Thursday morning.
Police said the incident occurred in the Bester area during an operation targeting suspects wanted for serious violent crimes.
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The men were wanted for murder, attempted murder and armed robbery.
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Members of the South African Police Service allegedly came under fire during the operation and returned fire. All five suspects were fatally wounded.
According to reports, no police officers were injured.
In a separate incident earlier this week, two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting of four people in Ezimangweni, Inanda — which left two people dead and one injured — were killed during a shootout with police in Amaoti, KwaZulu-Natal.
That shooting occurred on Wednesday afternoon and is being investigated separately.
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Police said both incidents form part of intensified operations targeting violent crime in Inanda, one of the most crime-affected policing precincts in KwaZulu-Natal.
Investigations into both incidents are continuing.
