Stun grenades disperse protesters trying to invade Tshwane metro meeting
Tshwane metro cops use stun grenades to stop a crowd of angry Samwu union members trying to invade a council meeting
27 October 2016 - 17:34
Police were called to a protest by angry SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) members outside Tshwane’s Sammy Marks Centre on Thursday disrupting a metro council meeting. Tshwane metro cops used stun grenades to disperse the crowd that wanted to invade the council meeting. It was unclear what the protesters were demanding. Protest disrupted the previous council meeting. Metro cops have kept security tight there since Thursday morning‚ demanding that councillors also produce proof of identity before being let in.
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