JOHANNESBURG - Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the Lusikisiki massacre, bringing the total number of arrests to 7.
Four of the suspects will appear in court on Friday.
Three of the 4 men were arrested at Port Shepstone, on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.
The fourth handed himself over.
The latest two were arrested in Flagstaff in the Eastern Cape and were found in possession of assault rifles.
Police say the suspects were on the run after the gruesome murders of 18 people in Ngobozana village more than 2 weeks ago.
Siphosoxolo Myekethe was the first to be arrested last week.
LUSIKISIKI UPDATE : SAPS believes it has recovered the high calibre firearms used in the killing of 18 people in Lusikisiki. Through intelligence and meticulous detective work, 3 AK47s and a 243 Steyr MANNLICHER rifle were recovered in Flagstaff, EC. 2 more arrests have been made pic.twitter.com/QYIxsdtl6K
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