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A foiled hijacking attempt on an NIU vehicle, 21 November 2025.
A suspect has been shot and wounded after attempting to hijack a vehicle allocated to the G20 Summit.
The vehicle was transporting the police’s National Intervention Unit (NIU) members who were conducting patrols in and around Johannesburg on Friday night.
The police’s NIU members were conducting patrols along Empire Road in Johannesburg when the alleged hijacker jumped onto the road and pointed at the driver with what was later discovered to be a replica firearm.
One of the officers fired a shot, wounding the suspect in the upper body.
He was later taken to hospital under police guard. He will appear in court for an attempted hijacking charge when he is fit to do so.
#sapsHQ As G20 security operations continue, a carjacker was wounded after a foiled hijacking attempt on an #SAPS#NIU vehicle on 21/11.
The suspect pointed what appeared to be a firearm at NIU members along Empire Road. Members responded, and he was taken to hospital under… pic.twitter.com/SL2IqUxRcF
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) November 22, 2025
