Four SANDF officers arrested after being linked with theft of R4 rifles

03:25, December 29, 2019

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  HK police seize 12 replica guns, arrest four in Yuen Long

  File photoHONG KONG, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong police seized 12 replica guns and other offensive weapons and arrested four people on Monday afternoon in Yuen Long, police said in a statement on Tuesday.Police from the organized crime and triad bureau busted a metal-sheet house at about 5:00 p.m. Monday, police said in the statement.Two males and two females inside the house were arrested for possession of imitation firearm and offensive weapon, theft of auto, and possession of instrument for smoking narcotics.Police also found a stolen car and seized a watermelon knife, a katana, a stretchable baton and two iron bars inside it. The case is still under investigation.

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  Liverpool head home hungry for more after being crowned world champions

  Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson lifts the Club World Cup trophy after his side beat Flamengo in Saturdays final. (Photo: AFP)Liverpool have made winning trophies a habit in 2019 and Jurgen Klopps side return to England and to their push for the Premier League title galvanised after being crowned world champions in Qatar on Saturday.It is an honour the Anfield side had never before claimed but which is now theirs after Roberto Firminos extra-time goal secured a 1-0 victory over Flamengo in a hard-fought Club World Cup final in Doha.The latest piece of silverware is Liverpools third in little over six months, after they won the Champions League in June and began this season by winning the UEFA Supercup on penalties against Chelsea."The year 2019 for the club has been outstanding," said defender Virgil van Dijk."But we shouldnt be satisfied with it. We should keep going, keep striving for more, and keep wanting more trophies."Van Dijk returned against Flamengo after illness kept him out of the 2-1 semi-final victory against Monterrey and that determination to be back playing summed up Liverpools attitude towards the competition.The Club World Cup is not held in the highest regard in Europe, coming in the middle of a busy club season.That is in contrast to South America, with Flamengos huge support in Doha showing just how much Saturdays game meant to them."It might have been different had we got beat, then maybe some people would have said we were wasting our time or whatever," acknowledged Andy Robertson."But for us even if we did lose it was all worthwhile because we had a chance to win a trophy that the club had never won before."He added that "2019 has been incredible, we have won three trophies and hopefully in 2020 there is a couple more for us."Liverpool will continue their defence of the Champions League with a last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid in February, and host l...

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  New box office records set after retrieval of unreported revenue

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