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New Yearâs flying fridges warning
South African police will crack down hard on anybody throwing old fridges from high-rise buildings during the New Yearâs holiday, they say. Police and soldiers are on patrol in Johannesburgâs notorious Hillbrow suburb, famous for the practice. Throwing heavy objects from balconies and firing guns have become something of a bad "New Yearâs institution," said police Inspector Kriben Naidoo. Revellers have been killed in the past after being hit by stray bullets. It is not clear why Hillbrow residents have taken to seeing in the New Year by throwing objects such as fridges, microwave ovens, beds, rubbish bins and condoms out of their windows. Watching way too much Wiley Coyote? Some also aim their New Year fireworks horizontally, so they go from one high-rise apartment into another. "Incoming!" Police wear helmets and bullet-proof vests when on duty on New Yearâs Eve, reports AFP news agency. Not that theyâll be much use stopping a refridgerator. Posted by: Steve 2003-12-31 |
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