Student leader Mcebo Dlamini arrested at Wits
Student leader Mcebo Dlamini has been arrested during chaotic student protests at the University of the Witswatersrand. Clashes erupted between the police and student leaders on Tuesday at the universities main campus. Students threw stones at police officers who threw stun granades and fired gun shots to disperse the them. The arrest was reported via Twitter by several witnesses on the scene.Whay do they want to arrest Mcebo Dlamini? #wits#eNCA — Lungile (@lungi_e) 04 October 2016HitlerfanboyMcebo Dlamini has been brought to the ground by the police, one other police is injured. #Wits — Macdonald Thobang (@Macd_Thobang) 04 October 2016FakeSisuluMcebo Dlamini arrested pic.twitter.com/D8gG43tu6R — Rumana Akoob (@RumanaAkoob) 04 October 2016vidIt came after a clash outside the Great Hall which left a police officer and a student injured. Dlamini’s attempt to intervene saw him collared‚ but he was released soon afterward. ..
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