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Family's frantic search for three Newscastle children

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A search is under way for three Newscastle children - who were taken by armed men during an alleged hijacking this morning. Nazia and Naseem's older sister - Farida says family members are also looking for the girls. Police say the three girls were being driven to school - along with three other cousins when they were flagged down by people pretending to have a faulty tyre in Madadeni.
21 May 2018 8AM English South Africa News · Daily News

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