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'Ambassador hijackers' in court

Johannesburg - Two men who allegedly hijacked Botswana's ambassador to the US in the North West will appear in court on Monday, the SABC reported.

Tebelelo Seretse was hijacked in September 2009 on the N4 between Rustenburg and Swartruggens, allegedly by two men, aged 24 and 31, calling themselves Nelson Mandela and Robert Mugabe.

The men were driving in vehicles with blue lights and wearing camouflage uniforms. They held Seretse at gunpoint and the car.

Police arrested them near Lenasia South, in Gauteng. They were expected to appear before the Rustenburg Magistrate's Court on Monday.

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