News24 | 'The suspects were plotting to execute a hit': Nine gunmen killed in shootout with KZN police

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Police are investigating a shooting in which nine people were killed. (Lulama Zenzile/Gallo Images/Netwerk24)

Nine people were killed in a gun battle between police and 11 gunmen in Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the nine people killed were among the 11 gunmen who started the shootout.

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