South Africa

Woman hurt in mortar attack

29 September 2014 - 08:57 By Shaun Smillie
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Police are investigating the origins of a mortar shell that landed in a house in Brakpan, injuring one person.

Captain Kabelo Marumo said the projectile went through the bedroom roof of the house on Saturday morning.

A 20-year-old woman was injured.

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