AK47s found among weapons stash buried underground, police open probe

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AK47s found among weapons stash buried underground, police open probe
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A stash of weapons buried underground has been discovered in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg.

people collecting firewood in the veld stumbled upon a pack of stun grenades on Thursday morning.

“Four AK-47s [rifles], 20 hand grenades, two 9 x 18mm firearms, ten detonators and 16 AK-47 magazines with 480 [rounds of] ammunition, as well as a sealed box containing 700 rounds of ammunition.”

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