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Pretoria hostage taker cleared of attempted murder charge

A man who admitted to taking nine Pretoria News advertising staff hostage on April 25 last year was acquitted on Friday on a charge of attempted murder. Lionel George, of…

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Pretoria News hostage taker pleads guilty to 11 charges

The man who held several Pretoria News employees hostage last year on Tuesday pleaded guilty to 11 of the charges against him. However, he pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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