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A police tactical firearms team in South Africa shot dead nine members of a brutal gang suspected of raping a young girl in front of her screaming mother.
Swift justice was handed out when the elite unit was ordered by top brass to find the eleven men who had put their victim through such a sickening ordeal.
The ruthless gang based near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, is believed to be behind a series of serious crimes including murder and armed robbery.
But when shocking details emerged from the mother of the sexually tortured girl who was repeatedly raped during a house robbery, officials ordered a crackdown on the criminal group.
Officers from the crack KZN Provincial Stabilisation Team were mobilised when a tip-off came through that the feared gang was planning a hit on a rival boss.
A woman reacts after identifying the body of a family member killed during a police raid
Forensic workers examine the scene where suspected criminals were killed during a police raid in Marianhill near Durban
The ruthless gang based near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, is believed to be behind a series of serious crimes including murder and armed robbery
The unit was dropped off close to a house identified as the gang HQ in Desai, Mariannhill, but mistakenly in the dark had surrounded the wrong address.
A lookout alerted the gang members inside who opened fire on the police unit, but the officers quickly regrouped and started firing back.
Within minutes nine gang members lay dead.
Police are hunting the two known remaining members who either escaped or who were not present, relaying the news to the rape victim and her mother.
KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said: 'The Provincial Stabilisation Team pounced on the gang in the
