The Police Have Shot Three People in Umlazi

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Emergency Abm & UPM Press Statement 26 June 2012 21:16

The Police Have Shot Three People in Umlazi

Earlier this evening the police shot three unarmed people, with live ammunition, following an attempt to occupy the office of the councilor in Ward 88.

One of the people who was shot has been found in a hospital but the condition and whereabouts of the other two is not clear at the moment.

The police in Durban have a record of using live ammunition against unarmed protestors, of using torture against activists and of trying to fabricate cases against activists. There is real concern that the situation could escalate further before the sun rises tomorrow and during the comming days.

A full statement will be issued tomorrow when the details of what has happened can be clearly established. At the moment the urgent priority is try ensure that the injured get good medical attention and that other activists in the area are kept safe.

For more information and updates from on the ground please contact:

------------ http://www.abahlali.org http://www.khayelitshastruggles.com/ http://www.antieviction.org.za

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Visit Abahlali baseMjondolo at www.abahlali.org and www.khayelitshastruggles.com

The Poor People's Alliance: Abahlali baseMjondolo, together with with Landless People's Movement (Gauteng), the Rural Network (KwaZulu-Natal) and the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, is part of the Poor People's Alliance - a unfunded national network of democratic membership based poor people's movements.

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