Posted AT 6:05 AM EDT on 19/10/07
South African reggae star killed in carjacking
JOHANNESBURG — Gunmen shot and killed South African reggae star Lucky Dube in front of his son and daughter in one of the highest-profile murders in the country, police said on Friday.
Dube, 43, was killed in an apparent carjacking attempt on Thursday evening and police were searching for three suspects, police spokesman Eugene Opperman said.
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