Several dozens killed, over 1200 arrested following imprisonment of former South African leader Jacob Zuma
CBS News - Tuesday, July 13th, 2021 at 6:25 PM
Jacob Zuma
Police in South Africa have said that over 1,200 arrests have been made and 72 people killed in the chaos that followed the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma according to a CBS report.
In a police statement on Tuesday, police Major General Mathapelo Peters attributed most of the deaths to stampedes that occurred during ongoing looting of businesses.
Reports indicate that the police needed to call in reinforcements from the military as they were completely outnumbered by protesters and rioters during the unrest.