Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has promised that police will hunt down the suspects who killed five police officers and a retired soldier during an attack at the Engcobo Police Station in the Eastern Cape.
Mbalula was speaking on Wednesday at a prayer session held outside the police station which was attended by a large group of community members and government officials.
During the early hours of Wednesday morning, a group of armed suspects entered the police station and opened fire killing three police members instantly.
According to police, a retired soldier was also shot dead as the suspects fled.
The suspects made off with a police van and took two other police officials with them.
The two police officers were later found dead along the road, six kilometers from the police station.
The police vehicle has since been recovered.
Police said that 10 firearms had been taken, which included two rifles, two shotguns and six pistols.
No arrests have been made but police said they were following strong leads and arrests were imminent.
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