Cele: 12 people of interest allegedly linked to truck attacks identified

JOHANNESBURG  - Police Minister Bheki Cele says there are 12 people of interest who are believed to be behind the torching of trucks in parts of the county.

Cele says the police are hot on their heels to get to the bottom of the attacks.

Over the past three days, 16 trucks have been torched in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo.

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"There are 12 people that have been identified, people of interest, by names, some of them by address, and some of them by the cars that they drive," he said.

 Cele also the South African National Defence Force is working with the police to patrol highways.

He says they have identified high-risk routes.

Police Minister Bheki Cele says there are 12 people of interest who are believed to be behind the torching of trucks in parts of the county. Cele says the police are hot on their heels to get to the bottom of the attacks. #QuestionThinkAct #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/C9R8BvhVXV

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