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I was not at the taxi rank on Wednesday, but I believe if there was such a thing, they would have informed me,\u201d said Sityebi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Nyanga Community Policing Forum secretary Dumisani Qwebe stated that according to information from the community, the two deceased and three other injured people had been dumped near the rubbish container at Mkhonto by an Avanza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding that the other two injured victims were left at the taxi rank,&nbsp;Qwebe said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_f0c296ea\">\n<div class=\"text\">According to the residents, immediately after they were dropped off, two victims woke up and ran into the shacks, and the third victim woke up a few minutes later after the paramedics had arrived.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He stated that all the victims, including those killed, were from Crossroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qwebe added that the motive for the incident was still unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa, confirmed the incident, saying provincial detectives had opened a case of murder and attempted murder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said a total of seven men had been assaulted at the Nyanga taxi rank.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe assault led to the death of two of the men, aged 23 and 26. 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