"We are shocked by this incident, " said Moses Dlamini, a spokesman for the Police Investigative Directorate, an independent government agency that looks into possible crimes by police.

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The eight policemen, who had earlier Friday been suspended from active duty and disarmed by the country's police commissioner, will appear in the Daveyton Magistrate's Court on Monday, said Moses Dlamini, a spokesman for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, a government arm that investigates potential criminal offenses by police.

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Jennifer Moses, a resident of Charleston's Daniel Island, said she was ready for whatever came.

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Erik Moses, who runs RFK Stadium for Events DC, the city's convention and sports authority, said the sparse crowds for some of the games at 52-year-old RFK could be attributed to matchups that generated little local interest.

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One of the overseas competitors, Phil Moses from New York had only been in England for four days was told about the event by a friend a said he "just had to take part".

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