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<b>HERO IN ACTION: </b> An off-duty police officer risked his life to help a driver escape from a hijacking in Soweto. <i>Image: SAPA</i>
<b>HERO IN ACTION: </b> An off-duty police officer risked his life to help a driver escape from a hijacking in Soweto. <i>Image: SAPA</i>

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng - A Johannesburg metro police officer is hailed as a hero after rescuing the victim of an attempted hijacking in a shootout with four men in Soweto.

Spokesperson Wayne Minnaar said: "A metro police officer on his way home after completing a tour of duty came across an attempted hijacking along Impala Road in Protea, Soweto."

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