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The exact details and the motive for the attack are unclear at this stage.
CAPE TOWN - A police officer has been shot dead in Bishop Lavis.
It's believed the lieutenant-colonel was off-duty at the time.
Police have confirmed the incident.
The exact details and the motive for the attack are unclear at this stage.
The police's Novela Potelwa: "It is alleged that the lieutenant-colonel had just gotten into his vehicle when an unknown gunman in a vehicle approached and shot him several times."
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