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Police foil planned hijacking syndicate, arrest 17 suspects in Orange Farm shootout

IOL · 25 August 2026 at 18:56

Police foil planned hijacking syndicate, arrest 17 suspects in Orange Farm shootout

Seventeen suspected hijackers preparing to target a truck were arrested after a shootout with police in Orange Farm.

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