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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Gauteng police recovered stolen copper plates worth R6 million in Ekurhuleni on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo said the copper plates were transported in a truck that was hijacked at De Hoek Toll Plaza in the Free State.<\/p>\n

He added a private security company, and the Ekurhuleni Crime Intelligence Trio Task Team were immediately alerted and chased the suspects.<\/p>\n

He added the pair would be charged with possession of suspected stolen property and a hijacked trailer, saying the police were looking for more suspects.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the police recovered food items and explosives looted during a service delivery protest in Diepkloof, Soweto.<\/p>\n

Masondo said the police retrieved most of the stolen items and opened a case of public violence.<\/p>\n

He added protesters looted two trucks travelling on the N1.<\/p>\n

One truck transported grocery and the other, explosives.<\/p>\n

He said the police’s explosives unit confirmed the explosives were dangerous and needed to be removed from the community.<\/p>\n

“The information we have for now is that these are commercial explosives used in the mines. We suspect that the community was not aware because from a distance they look like polony.<\/p>\n

“They thought it was polony, only to find out they were dangerous explosives.”<\/p>\n

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