Johannesburg - Three young men have been arrested after burning a bakkie belonging to a foreign businessman they accused of shooting and killing a teenager suspected to have looted his store in Soweto.
The 17-year-old pupil at Landulwazi Secondary School was among hundreds of Soweto pupils who attended the Congress of South African Students march in Pretoria on Thursday, police spokeswoman, Lieutenant-Colonel Katlego Mogale said.
The pupils marched to the Department of Education to demand that they be given tablets that are being rolled out by the Gauteng Education Department.
“On the way back from the train station, they went to a spaza shop which is owned by a foreigner,” she said on Sunday.
“They kicked the burglar door and the owner pulled out a firearm.
“He fired into the group of learners, injuring the scholar. The scholar was rushed to the nearest clinic, where he was declared dead,” Mogale said.
After the incident, residents burnt a bakkie belonging to another foreign businessman. Police were called to intervene and arrested the suspects.
“Ammunition was found on them but the firearm is missing. A shop and three containers were gutted and three suspects were arrested,” Mogale added.
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