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New Germany hijacking: "I was worried about my daughter who was left in the car'

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A Durban father has described the panic and fear he felt as hijackers pushed him out of his vehicle and sped off with his four-year-old daughter over the weekend. Thokozane Dlamini says he was returning to his Morningside flat in the early hours of Saturday morning - when he was approached by four armed men at a robot.
17 Sep 2018 10AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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