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Prisoners try escape from South Gauteng High Court

EyeWitness News reports that prisoners may have tried to escape as they were brought to the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. Police have not yet confirmed the situation. If indeed an escape as taken place, this is the second escape in little more than a week, with nine prisoners escaping from the Kayelitsha Magistrate's Court holding cells on 15 September. Read more: EyeWitness News

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