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Robbers shot dead Russian tourist on highway in South Africa

In South Africa, unknown shot a Russian tourist, his wife was injured in the left eye.

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In South Africa, unknown shot a Russian tourist, his wife was injured in the left eye. This is reported by Pretoria Rekord, citing police spokesman Isaac Mudau and the report of the emergency service.

The attack occurred late on November 5 on the N4 highway, when the couple were heading to Kruger National Park. The car stopped due to tyre damage. During the change of the wheel, the criminals attacked the tourists and took away personal belongings, and before fleeing shot the driver. The man died on the spot. This is also reported by Nova News, citing the organization for road safety Live Traffic NPC.

According to Mudau, police found the body of a man with several gunshot wounds. A murder case is pending.

Source: РБК ↗

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