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CT traffic officer escapes with flesh wound

A traffic officer shot on the N2 on Tuesday morning “luckily” sustained only a flesh wound, the city of Cape Town said. Nizaam Alexander, 35, was released from hospital shortly after the incident, the city’s safety and security director Richard Bosman said. “He has been taken home and will receive[…]

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2 settlers killed in Hebron shooting

Two Israeli settlers were shot dead and another injured in a shooting attack on their car in the south Hebron hills in the southern occupied West Bank on Friday, Israel’s army said. An Israeli army spokesperson said shots were fired at their vehicle, with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. Media[…]

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Embassy in Jordan confirms death of SA citizen

The South African embassy in Jordan has confirmed that a South African was shot and killed on Monday, the Department of International Relations (Dirco) said. The South African killed was a 37-year-old from Gauteng who worked for an American security company, Dirco spokesperson Nelson Kgwete wrote on Twitter. “The next-of-kin[…]

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Samnet wary of possible ‘false flag’ operations

The South African Muslim Network (Samnet) has expressed concern that a shooting at the Cape Town central train station last week may have been part of a ‘false flag’ operation, aimed at indicating the presence of the Islamic State (IS) group in South Africa. Two male gunmen dressed in female[…]

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Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian teen

Israeli forces early Wednesday morning shot and injured a Palestinian teen near the illegal Yitzhar settlement in the occupied West Bank claiming she was carrying a knife, a Palestinian official said. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma’an that Istabraq[…]

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Second man at large after CT station shooting

Police are looking for a second man following a shooting and suicide at Cape Town train station on Tuesday. It appeared to have been an armed robbery gone wrong, City of Cape Town safety and security mayoral committee member JP Smith said. A woman became suspicious when she noticed two[…]

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1 dead after CT station shooting

“All I heard was ‘bang bang bang’ and I started to run for my life,” Shaun Jeroma told News24. “I saw a man waving a gun and shooting in all directions. I had tears in my eyes because I thought I was going to die.” Prince Ibe, who owns a[…]

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Man arrested after WC ANC official shot

A man is expected to appear in the Beaufort West Magistrate’s Court on Monday for allegedly shooting and wounding an ANC official, Western Cape police said. The 24-year-old allegedly shot ANC Central Karoo regional secretary Windy Plaatjies as he was trying to break up a fight outside the Cosy Corner[…]

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