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AFP: Falun Gong Practitioner Shot in South Africa

(Clearwisdom.net) According to an AFP report on June the 29th, five Falun Gong practitioners from Australia were shot at by an unidentified gunman on June 28th in Johannesburg, South Africa, after they arrived there to protest against the persecution of Falun Gong during the visit of two top Chinese officials: Vice President Zeng Qinghong and Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai.

The shooting of a Falun Gong practitioner in Johannesburg is another example of the persecution of the movement by certain elements of the Chinese government, says the group.

Selby Bokaba, the police spokesman, told AFP, "On 28th June, five passengers from Australia arrived at Johannesburg International Airport and prepared to protest against the violation of human rights in China during the visit of the Chinese vice-president."

"The shooting took place when the party got lost on their way from the Johannesburg International Airport to Pretoria. A car overtook them and some unidentified man in the car fired at them and fled. One passenger suffered gunshot wounds to both feet and will undergo surgery", he said.

The police have also said the motive behind the shooting was still unknown.

According to the [Falun Gong] website, the group planned to launch an international court action against the two visiting Chinese officials.

"They intended to hold a press conference to expose the crimes of the two officials and to have legal papers served on them," says the same source.

The group has labeled the shooting an assassination attempt and says it is part of a global plot by certain Chinese officials to persecute Falun Gong.

Source: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200407/20660.html

Posting date: 7/10/2004
Original article date: 7/10/2004
Category: News & Media Reports
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/7/1/78372.html

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