"Arrests Made: 8 Police Officers Charged in Highway Attack on South Africa's Deputy President"

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Eight police officers assigned to protect South Africa's deputy president have been arrested after a video surfaced showing them kicking and stomping on two off-duty trainee soldiers on a Johannesburg highway. The officers, part of a VIP protection unit known as the "blue light brigade," were carrying assault rifles and dragged the men out of their car before attacking them. One of the victims was kicked unconscious. The officers will face charges of assault, malicious damage to property, and firearm offenses. The incident has sparked outrage in a country already grappling with police brutality.

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