Plato calls for special Hawks unit after Cape Town train fire delivers ‘massive blow’

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Plato calls for special Hawks unit after Cape Town train fire delivers ‘massive blow’
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Two trains caught alight in the early hours of this morning, one at Platform 10 and the other at Platform 16.

Officials in Cape Town and the Western Cape have questioned the police’s ability to apprehend an alleged syndicate behind the burning of trains in the city, following another fire in the early hours of Thursday morning.

He would be writing to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday to ask that the Hawks be tasked with setting up a special unit to investigate the burning of trains in Cape Town. Metrorail said the fire soon spread to adjacent platforms, destroying two full trains and 18 carriages. No injuries were reported.Metrorail said early indications were that an accelerant was used.

Madikizela expressed his frustration because regional officials from Prasa ostensibly waited for Mbalula to arrive at the station before giving a brief.

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