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According to reports some members of the extended Nassar family have decamped to South Africa in order to evade violence associated with their involvement in criminal activity. Abdel Fattah Nasser had been arrested several times in Israel on suspicion of violent crimes, including shootings and possession of firearms.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7c6bbfa9\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Milnerton\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9240\/0569e8396ea04baf9048816f34649945.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/92cc3b4479bc419a9d4afd29a96ae95a.jpg\" title=\"Nassar\u2019s Mercedes-Benz G-Class capsized after shots were fired. Photo: Facebook\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Nassar\u2019s Mercedes-Benz G-Class capsized after shots were fired. Photo: Facebook<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm;font-style:normal;\"><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm;font-style:normal;\">Police spokesperson Sgt Wesley Twigg confirmed the incident was the subject of an active investigation.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0cm;font-style:normal;\">\u201cThe circumstances surrounding a shooting incident Wednesday morning at about 08:00 in Bosmansdam Road, Milnerton, where an adult male was shot and fatally wounded are under investigation. 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