Reports of gunshots at Nelson Mandela Bay metro council meeting
Reports are being received of gunshots fired at a metro council meeting in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. HeraldLive and Eyewitness News (EWN) reported that police and paramedics were at the scene of the shooting.According to EWN‚ shots were fired inside the building during a brawl on Thursday afternoon where councillors had convened a meeting at the wool exchange in Port Elizabeth.No one was injured but two councillors have reportedly been rushed to hospital‚ EWN said.HeraldLive tweeted the following messages quoting the metro’s executive mayor‚ Athol Trollip of the Democratic Alliance: “Trollip: #DA councillor Rano Kayser is in hospital. People were hurling glasses and jugs at full force #NMB”“Trollip: One councillor from #ANC collapsed. I did see blood on her face. #NMB” “Trollip: One councillor who was asked to leave continuously kicked his feet on the desk #NMB”“Trollip: Senekal was stabbed in the back with a sharp object. We will have to step up security unfortunately #NMB”“Trollip: The shot was not fired by chief whip a Werner Senekal‚ categorically”..
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