News24 | Western Cape cops boost their numbers with additional forces after deadly Cape Town weekend

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Members of the police's Anti-Gang Unit are seen in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images)

Members of the police's Anti-Gang Unit are seen in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images)

A spate of shootings in Cape Town over the weekend has prompted Western Cape police to boost their numbers with deployments to "some parts of the Cape Flats".

The officers, from various units, were deployed on Sunday afternoon, according to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie.

On Monday, patrolled through Woodlands to quell ongoing gang violence.

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