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Plumtree soldiers run amok beat up residents
17 Jan 2011 at 14:59hrs | Views
A group of soldiers went on rampage in Plumtree in the early hours of Sunday beating up residents in revenge after their colleague lost in a fist fight against a civilian.
Chaos erupted in the town centre after a junior army officer based at 3 Brigade barracks located just outside the border town and one resident got involved in a fist fight over a woman at a night club.
"The junior army officer was beaten up thoroughly and started bleeding profusely. After gaining conscious he rushed to the army barracks and brought seven of his colleagues who started beating everyone on site including those drinking beer in night clubs," said one of town resident. "There were shouting "musoja haarohwi" (soldiers don't get beaten).
Chaos erupted in the town centre after a junior army officer based at 3 Brigade barracks located just outside the border town and one resident got involved in a fist fight over a woman at a night club.
"The junior army officer was beaten up thoroughly and started bleeding profusely. After gaining conscious he rushed to the army barracks and brought seven of his colleagues who started beating everyone on site including those drinking beer in night clubs," said one of town resident. "There were shouting "musoja haarohwi" (soldiers don't get beaten).
Source - Byo24News
