Two wounded in Cape Town Airport shooting

Two wounded in Cape Town Airport shooting

Two people were shot and wounded at the Cape Town International Airport, in what is said to have been a  gang-related incident.

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A man believed to be in his 50s was shot at the airport's drop-and-go section, when suspects in an unknown vehicle fired at him at 5:15am. 

The suspects fled after the incident. A man in his 30s was also wounded when he was hit by a stray bullet.

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Police spokesperson, Vish Naidoo says both victims were taken to hospital.

"Apparently, a man had arrived at this point of the airport and suspects in an unknown vehicle who were driving past opened fire on him and fled. We received a report that a passer-by was also struck by a stray bullet. They were treated on scene and taken to hospital," he says.


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