POLICE spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has disclosed that three criminals lost their lives on Tuesday after an exchange of gun fire ensued between them and officers in Lusaka’s Chunga township. Meanwhile, a 38-year-old man of Lusaka’s Chainda township has been shot dead by unknown criminals who also went away with his Toyota Corolla and an undisclosed amount of money but later abandoned the vehicle. In a statement, Wednesday, Hamoonga stated that during an exchange of fire between officers and five suspected criminals who were armed with an AK 47 Rifle and two pistols, three criminals were shot at while two managed to escape. “Police conducted an intelligence-led operation and managed to forestall an aggravated robbery targeted at a named company in...

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