A 12-year-old girl was killed in her school playground when a stray bullet from a gun battle between rival crime gangs hit her in the head.
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Victim Firdouz Kleinsmidt was outside her classroom when she was caught in the crossfire in a township. In Cape Town, South Africa, on 30th January.
Two gangs, known as the 28s and the Nice Time Kids, were engaged in a gun battle near the Ieglaasi Nieyah Primary School when Firdouz was hit.
Worried parents flocked to school after a text warning went out declaring the area a code red danger zone.
A school bus worker told local media how she saw the youngster being shot right in front of her.
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She said: “She was standing in front of me and then I saw her collapse.
“I was at the school to fetch the children after a message said the area was a red zone.”
Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie told local media: “The Anti-Gang Unit was on the scene, we are pursuing all leads to get behind what happened.
“The girl was on the school premises when she was killed.”
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No arrests had been reported at the time of writing.
Local officials have called for tougher police action against gangs.