-Caveat Lector- Teachers Shoot Pupils in S. Africa DURBAN, South Africa, May 21, 1999 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- A teacher and principal opened fire on angry high school students in South Africa, killing one pupil and injuring two others, police said today. The shootings happened Thursday at a high school about 30 miles south of Durban after teachers refused to give students refunds for a field trip. The students had paid $1.60 but were told the cost was only $1.30. Students began throwing stones, and the principal and a teacher opened fire, police Director Bala Naidoo said. The principal and teacher were charged with murder and attempted murder and were released on $160 bail each, said Mandla Msibi, a spokesman for the Education Department in KwaZulu-Natal province, where the shootings occurred. ''It's shocking because these things you see on TV, now it's happening in our area,'' said Msibi. ''We're calling on everyone to be calm and let the law take its course.'' The shooting was the latest incidence of violence at a school in South Africa, which is experiencing a crime wave. A month ago, an elementary school principal was shot to death outside her office at a school in Soweto, near Johannesburg. The assailants stole her money, jewelry and car. Copyright 1999 Associated Press, All rights reserved. -0- News provided by COMTEX. [!AFRICA] [!COMMUNITY] [!EMERGING+MARKETS] [!INTERNATIONAL] [!WORLD+AFFAIRS] [AFRICA] [APO] [CRIME] [EDUCATION] [FIRE] [HIGH+SCHOOL] [MONEY] [MURDER] [NEWS] [NEWSGRID] [ONLINE] [POLICE] [SOUTH+AFRICA] -- ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
