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South Africa: Hammer-Wielding Robbers Attack, Shoot Former Gaddafi Banker
[All Africa] Slain Libyan dictator Muammar Qadaffy...who single-handedly turned a moderately prosperous kingdom into a dictator's fantasyland and was then murdered by his indignant subjects 42 years later... 's banker, linked by the United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... to the payment of $800m (about R9.3bn at the current rand/dollar exchange rate) into a bank account in Kenya from one in South Africa, was maimed in a shooting in Atholl Oaklands, northern Johannesburg, police confirmed on Wednesday. Some international media outlets had initially reported that Bashir Saleh had been in South Africa for about six years and was wanted by La Belle France. It was reported he was maimed on Friday evening - some media reports said he was shot while at home, while others said he was shot while being driven near OR Tambo International Airport. The French publication Le Monde reported that he was maimed after arriving from a trip to Zim-bob-we. On Wednesday, national police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Mogale confirmed in a statement that the man was attacked on the evening of February 23 by a group of armed suspects on the Atholl Oakland off-ramp. Fleeing off with a laptop "Using a hammer one of the suspects broke the window of the vehicle, opened the door and pulled the victim out of the vehicle," she said. "The suspects allegedly shot the victim before fleeing with his laptop. The victim was taken to hospital for medical attention." She said a case of armed robbery and attempted murder had been opened for investigation by the national investigating unit. The suspects were believed to be aged between 30 and 35. South African police had been aware of Saleh's presence in South Africa since at least 2013. Former president Jacob Zuma had also apparently been aware that he was in the country. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-03 |
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