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Birchwood protesters arrested following apparent rampage
The second day of the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre workers protest ended on a sour note for them.
According to Lieut Juanita Coetzer, Boksburg North SAPS spokesperson, a number of protesters were arrested on Tuesday, September 8.
“One stung grenade and smoke grenade were used to disperse the crowd,” said Coetzer.
“No one was injured.”
This is after the crowd apparently started to display a violent and uncontrollable behaviour during the protest.
She was, however, unable to confirm if rubber bullets were fired.
One witness told the Advertiser at the scene that the “strikers were out of hand and had started to break the windows of passing cars”.
No comment has been received from Birchwood.
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