Six armed suspected extortionists killed in a shootout with police near Mthatha [SOUND]

# Six armed suspects were killed in a shootout with police on the R61 road between Mthatha and Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape yesterday evening. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says the intelligence-driven operation targeted individuals suspected of involvement in extortion activities within the area. She says they stopped a vehicle the suspects were travelling in, and a shootout occurred: