Namibian "poachers" killed

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*BDF admits shooting them
* Says there is a wave of poachers from neighbouring countries

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has confirmed shooting two suspected poachers who had crossed from Namibia into Botswana in a canoe.

Police in both countries are investigating the incident in which the Namibians were believed to be looking to kill elephants or rhinos without licences.  According to the army's Public Affairs Officer, Colonel Paul Sharp, the poachers were shot down along the Chobe River in the Ihaha area.

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