JOHANNESBURG Oct 22 (Reuters) – At least two prisoners died
and 15 were injured when a bomb tore through a prison transport
van in Johannesburg on Monday, a South African police spokesman
told local radio.
“The driver heard a loud bang and there was an explosion on
the vehicle,” Brigadier Neville Malila told Talk Radio 702.
There were a total of 36 prisoners on the van and 19 were
unharmed, he said.
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