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Top South African police officer survives assassination attempt
Key takeaways
- One of South Africa's most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say.
- Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot on Sunday evening as he was driving home and has since been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, local media say.
- The shooting comes just days before Khan was due to appear before a public inquiry set up to investigate criminality in South Africa's police force.
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Gallo via Getty Images Image caption, Feroz Khan was due to appear before a police corruption inquiry when he was shot
One of South Africa's most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say.
Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was shot on Sunday evening as he was driving home and has since been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, local media say.
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