Hijacker killed in shoot-out
16/12/2007 17:31  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - Police arrested two men and shot one dead in a shoot-out following a hijacking in Alexandra on Sunday.

Spokesperson Captain Cheryl Engelbrecht said the incident happened shortly after five men hijacked a man of his Toyota Condor.

The man alerted police and followed the men in another vehicle.

The police stopped the men near the George Goch hostel and a gunfight ensued. Two men were shot. One died on the scene and another was in a critical condition.

Another man was arrested and two fled.

No one else was injured in the shooting, said Engelbrecht.

Police were investigating.

- SAPA

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