Lobatse Police Conceal Clash With Mob

Monday, June 22, 2020

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In an attempt to stop a social football tournament, a joint patrolling team of the Botswana Police Service (BPS) and the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) walked into a brawl with the public in Lobatse.

According to eyewitnesses, on Saturday afternoon, law enforcers were attempting to disperse a crowd after a football tournament at Lobatse Stars grounds when a fight between the public and law enforcers ensued.

The Monitor is informed that the squabble between the two camps became physical after the police arrested a man at the grounds, near Moselewapula complex.

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