{"id":18049,"date":"2022-12-13T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T09:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/national-shutdown-commuters-waiting-for-bus-flee-as-police-fires-shots-hluthi"},"modified":"2022-12-13T11:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T11:14:44","slug":"national-shutdown-commuters-waiting-for-bus-flee-as-police-fires-shots-hluthi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/national-shutdown-commuters-waiting-for-bus-flee-as-police-fires-shots-hluthi","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL SHUTDOWN: Commuters waiting for bus flee as police fires shots Hluthi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Commuters who were waiting for a bus had to flee after police opened fire here at Hluthi on Tuesday morning as tension escalates.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Protestors blocked the road by burning tyres to mark the beginning of the national shutdown supported by public transport workers, however, a few individuals who were waiting for transport had to flee as police were randomly firing shots thinking they were the ones who were burning tyres.<\/p>\n<p>Police Spokesperson Superintendent Phindile Vilakati had not responded at the time of compiling this report.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Senator Themba Masuku assured the Nation on Monday that Tuesday would be a normal working day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Commuters who were waiting for a bus had to flee after police opened fire here at Hluthi on Tuesday morning as tension escalates. 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