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/ 8 January 2008

Sudan frees Austrian tourist after probe

An Austrian tourist who said he was questioned on suspicion of being a spy in Sudan has been allowed to leave the country without charge, his consul said on Tuesday. Thomas Hirschvogel wrote on his blog he had been barred from leaving the coastal city of Port Sudan after police found articles about a former rebel group in his luggage.

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/ 25 November 2007

Austrian man shot dead on KZN golf course

An Austrian national was shot and killed at Selborne Estate, which is enclosed by electric fencing, in Durban south, KwaZulu-Natal police said on Saturday. The 46-year-old man booked into the estate at about 3pm on Friday and went to play a round of golf. His body was discovered on the course at about 6pm.