It happened at Mhubhe High School in Ngculwini when police were called after school pupils boycotted classes.
Local media reported police were armed with rifles and
pistols. Gun shots were fired at the pupils after police drove them away from
the school, but they tried to return.
‘The pupils were not deterred by the warning shots fired
in the air and police had to call for back-up The police’s contingency
plan seemed to work out as the back-up officers arrived armed with rifles and
teargas canisters,’ the Times of Swaziland reported.
Pupils were protesting after a newspaper reported that funds
at the school had been misappropriated.
The Times said
police fired at the children after they threw stones at them.
A spokesperson for Swazi Police said they were
investigating to see if any of the pupils could be charged with an offence.
See also
SWAZI GUN COPS ENDANGER CHILDREN
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