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Three men injured in car-jacking in Namibia

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Three men aged 60, 43 and 33 were injured in a car-jacking in Namibia’s Onyaanya region. Police warn of an increase in vehicle thefts and burglaries in the north of the country, reports New Era.

Three men aged 60, 43 and 33 were injured in a car-jacking in the Onyaanya district, in northern Namibia. The victims were travelling in a vehicle when assailants targeted them, reports New Era.

The suspects are believed to have been four men travelling in a Datsun loaded with iron bars and other weapons. They allegedly immobilised the victims’ vehicle as they travelled from Ondangwa to Onyaanya before fleeing. Namibian police have called on the public to co-operate with investigators and avoid carrying large sums of money.

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