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Shoot-out cop discharged from hospital

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The officers vehicle after the shooting. Picture: Itumeleng English

Johannesburg - One of the two police officers wounded in a shoot-out on the M2 highway in Johannesburg has been released from hospital, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.

Constable Anthony Magalebata, 37, has been discharged after receiving treatment, spokesman Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said.

Magalebata and Constable Lufhuno Maremba, 30, were both hit in the upper body when they tried to pull over a Mercedes Benz while patrolling the highway on Tuesday. The four occupants opened fire on them with assault rifles.

Maremba was still in a critical condition in hospital.

No arrests have yet been made. - Sapa


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