Two killed after bomb hits South Africa prison van - police

22/10/2012 - 16:15

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At least two prisoners died and 15 were injured when a bomb tore through a prison transport van in Johannesburg on Monday, a South African police spokesman told local radio.

"The driver heard a loud bang and there was an explosion on the vehicle," Brigadier Neville Malila told Talk Radio 702.

There were a total of 36 prisoners on the van and 19 were unharmed, he said.

(Reporting by David Dolan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)