| A gang of armed men opened fire indiscriminately on five police officers near the Johannesburg International Airport, seriously injuring one officer. According to police, the officers were conducting "special crime prevention duties" near the airport on Wednesday night when they were attacked. North Rand police spokesperson Superintendent Eugene Opperman said the drama began when the officers came across a suspicious looking man walking near the C gate on the airport outer perimeter. "The officers confronted the man, searched him and were just about to take him to the police station when five men driving in an old blue Toyota opened fire with an AK-47 at the police officers, who returned fire," he said. |