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Prisoners speak out after police truck hijacking

A PRISONER who hid under the seat during the hijacking of a police truck on Wednesday morning was the main target because he had a fallout with his accomplice accused of murder.

He said the conflict had started while in custody at the New Prison in Pietermaritzburg. The truck ferrying 45 prisoners to the magistrate court was hijacked near Fort Napier.

The 31-year-old man, whose name cannot be published to protect his identity, told the Sunday Tribune yesterday

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