WATCH: Striking Hillbrow residents clash with police in Joburg’s CBD
Hillbrow residents took to the streets today to raid flats belonging to people they suspected of being drug dealers.
A group of Hillbrow residents gathered this morning to take on suspected drug dealers in the area. They later started burning tyres and chanting in protest.
The situation quickly got out of hand and according to the media, residents pelted police with bottles and rocks when they tried to clear several roads.
Police shoot rubber bullets to disperse crowds in Berea #DrugsMustFall pic.twitter.com/0hXVPTiEMj
— . (@moses_moyo) October 6, 2018
According to EWN, the police then responded by firing rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
#Hillbrow Police fired rubber bullets this morning in Hilbrow to disperse residents who are clashing with suspected drug dealers in the area
— POWER987News (@POWER987News) October 6, 2018
The police later confirmed this with the publication before adding that the crowd has since regrouped.
@ewnreporter #Hillbrow
Community and street dwellers having war. Their things are burnt. The community ia tired pic.twitter.com/T3CR5zssEQ— Thibos MaT'wasa (@Thibos_Matts) October 6, 2018
Officers who were at the scene reportedly told the media that they heard protestors say the action was linked to the Gauteng Shutdown which was inspired by the Westbury protests and later moved to Ennerdale and Eldorado Park this past week.
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