Public order police called in to help contain violent protesters, who barricaded roads with burning tyres and stoned motorists MAJOR traffic routes‚ including the N2 freeway and M19‚ were closed to the public because of a number of service delivery protests in and around Durban on Monday.A law enforcement officer was injured when he fell off a bridge and down an embankment.Police spokesman Major Shooz Magudulela said public order police were dispatched to three protests early of Monday morning.Durban’s two major routes‚ the N2 northbound near Lamontville and Umlazi and the M19 between Westville and uMngeni‚ interchange were closed.Magudulela said police used rubber bullets to disperse violent protesters.According to ER24‚ two people were injured during protest action in Lamontville.Paramedics arrived on the scene after several vehicles collided when motorists tried to avoid burning rubble on the road."One person sustained injuries and was treated on the scene before being transporte...
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