Truck drivers' protest turns chaotic

Published Feb 15, 2011

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Four striking truck drivers were injured in downtown Johannesburg on Monday after the police fired rubber bullets at them. An SABC journalist on the scene said some of the striking workers had assaulted a truck driver who was not taking part in the labour action. The police intervened and fired rubber bullets at the striking drivers, injuring four people.

The disgruntled road freight workers in Gauteng had gathered at the Mary Fitzgerald square in Newtown, where they were planning to hold discussion rallies ahead of Wednesday's strike action over wages.

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