Rocks and shattered beer bottles were strewn around the station's reception entrance. (Alex Mitchley/News24)
The Ekangala police station came under attack on Monday evening and again on Tuesday morning when incensed members of the community pelted rocks and beer bottles at the station's entrance.
The Ekangala and Rethabiseng communities near Bronkhorstspruit have been protesting over water shortages.
Late on Monday evening, a voice-note request for backup, laced with desperation, started doing the rounds.
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