Poaching suspect injures soldier

BDF Anti Poaching Unit PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
BDF Anti Poaching Unit PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

In the backdrop of tensions between Botswana and Namibia over killings of alleged poachers, another suspected poacher has reportedly injured a Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldier.

BDF is investigating a case in which the suspected poacher allegedly stabbed the soldier with a sharp object during an anti-poaching operation. 

The director, protocol and public affairs, colonel Tebo Dikole confirmed the incident in a media release. He said the incident occurred on November 18, 2020 at the confluence of Shashe and Limpopo rivers (Shalimpo) along the international boundary.

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