Beji Oliphant (25) is shot by police in Klerksdorp while allegedly attempting to escape.

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01Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee.

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South African History Online. (2011, December 9). Beji Oliphant (25) is shot by police in Klerksdorp while allegedly attempting to escape.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071002

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South African History Online. "Beji Oliphant (25) is shot by police in Klerksdorp while allegedly attempting to escape.." South African History Online. December 9, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071002.