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South African Murders Hit Scary Rate

Saturday, August 26, 2006 9:55:40 PM
By TERRY LEONARD

 Members of the South African Police Service and Special Task Force members arrest an alleged gang member, surrendering with hands in air, after a shootout in Johannesburg which left 4 policemen and 11 suspects dead Sunday June 25, 2006.(AP Photo/Johann Hattingh) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - 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.


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