Police officer attacked and robbed in Windhoek

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2025-08-18

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WINDHOEK, 18 AUG (NAMPA) - A police officer was reportedly attacked by three suspects with a panga in the Goreangab residential area, where he had dropped off a colleague in the early hours of Sunday.
An incident report by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) indicated that during the ordeal, the police officer used his service pistol and shot one of the attackers in the leg before running out of bullets, resulting in him fleeing towards his collea...

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