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  • South Africans murders hit scary rate

    08/26/2006 8:56:47 AM PDT · by Abathar · 29 replies · 1,579+ views
    AP via Yahooooooo! ^ | 08/26/06 | TERRY LEONARD (AP)
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Watch your back in South Africa. They kill folks here. Murder them at a bewildering rate. Robbers kill their victims, bystanders kill criminals, family members kill each other. Gunbattles erupt on streets and in shopping malls. Passers-by whip out pistols and join in firefights between criminals and police or security guards. A recent flurry in high profile bloodshed even has police suggesting they are losing the fight with violent crime. Plans for South Africa to host soccer's next World Cup, in 2010, has focused international attention on the crime rate, with organizers having to answer questions...
  • Four Police And Eight Robbers Die In S Africa Shoot-Out

    06/25/2006 6:50:41 PM PDT · by blam · 10 replies · 527+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 6-26-2006 | David Blair
    Four police and eight robbers die in S Africa shoot-out By David Blair in Johannesburg (Filed: 26/06/2006) Paramedics rushed to the scene of a "bloodbath" in central Johannesburg yesterday when a daylight gun battle between South African police and armed robbers left 12 dead. Four of those killed were policemen. The other eight were among a gang of 20 criminals. The shooting raged in the suburb of Jeppestown, east of the city centre and barely half a mile from Ellis Park stadium, one of the largest sports venues in South Africa and a key location for the next World Cup...