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Two injured in shooting at South Africa's Cape Town airport

Published: 18 Oct 2017 - 10:18 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 11:47 am
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CAPE TOWN: Two men were injured in a drive-by shooting at South Africa's Cape Town International Airport, police said on Wednesday.

Operations at the airport, which is the second busiest in the country and a tourism hub, were not affected, police spokesman Vish Naidoo told Reuters, adding that the motive for the shooting was unknown.

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