Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has told police to “shoot to kill” if they come under fire from criminals. Speaking at the SAPS training centre in Pretoria after being in office for 25 days‚ Mbalula reiterated his warning to criminals that they "will meet fire with fire". "Police must be ruthless against those who are armed... But what I am saying is if they are shooting at you‚ you shoot back‚" Mbalula said. "Shoot to kill‚" he said.
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