{"id":84084,"date":"2018-08-24T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T10:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=84084"},"modified":"2018-08-25T06:42:15","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T04:42:15","slug":"video-update-weigh-bridge-war-zone-predawn-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/24\/video-update-weigh-bridge-war-zone-predawn-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO &#8211; Update: Weigh bridge a war zone after predawn shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/weBkDqGQ01I' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>They shot at police with AK47 and R5 rifles and police returned fire killing three.<br \/>\nThe bodies have been removed from the scene and forensics are busy gathering evidence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/84075\/update-three-bodies-removed-bloody-shootout-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update: Three bodies removed from bloody shootout scene<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The weigh bridge resembled a war zone with shell casings scattered everywhere. More casings were discovered later on, stretching from the train bridge to the stop street.<\/p>\n<p>The R555 is still closed for traffic until police tie up their investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>www.mobserver.co.za<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for more updates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84086\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84086\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2018\/08\/pad-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/08\/pad-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2018\/08\/pad-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three separate scenes are being processed by forensics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Other News:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/84033\/pastor-gunned-down\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pastor gunned down during church service<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/84028\/update-owners-small-holdings-farms-r555-advised-lookout-suspicious-people-forensics-comb-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Update: Owners of small holdings, farms on R555 advised to be on the lookout for suspicious people &#8211; forensics comb scene<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/84021\/three-killed-shootout-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">Three killed in shootout with Police<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/83790\/suspects-might-linked-seven-robberies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suspects might be linked to seven other robberies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"twenty_seventeen_advert_slider\"><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022 Save our standby number (072 248 3855) and send us a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to be added to our broadcast list.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Like us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MiddelburgObserver\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOBSERV\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mobserver\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to our\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCs1fP1J8BpepNwIfk2qeVkQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click on the link<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter via email.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Have a news tip?<\/h3>\n<p>Contact our news room on our 24 hr standby number\u00a0072 248 3855, or send a mail to our editor\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:tobie@mobserver.co.za\" target=\"_blank\">tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gang of robbers that were involved in the predawn shootout with police on the R555 led themselves into an ambush when they turned into the weigh bridge premises while trying to flee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8164,"featured_media":84085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Gerhard Rheeder","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[13142,13144,9380,4755,13130,13145,13143,7482],"class_list":["post-84084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-forensics-await-backup-from-pretoria","tag-forensics-investigating","tag-middelburg-crime","tag-middelburg-saps","tag-r555-shootout","tag-robbers-on-the-loose","tag-shootout-between-police-and-robbers","tag-three-dead"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["Forensics await backup from Pretoria","forensics investigating","middelburg crime","Middelburg SAPS","R555 shootout","robbers on the loose","shootout between police and robbers","three dead"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}