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Police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi<br>\nKinana&nbsp; confirmed that the shooting took place along the R61 between Libode<br>\nand Mthatha. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said police had been deployed and are patrolling and<br>\nmonitoring the area, adding that at this stage they could not confirm if<br>\nthe incident is taxi violence related. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFive cases of attempted murders<br>\nhave been opened for investigation. No arrest has been effected yet.<br>\nInvestigation continues and circumstances surrounding the incident form part of<br>\nthe investigation,\u201d Kinana said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-issued-by-saps\"><strong>\u2013 ISSUED BY SAPS<\/strong><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Libode police are investigating a case five attempted murders following a shooting incident in Libode yesterday, November 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