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Funeral for boy shot by SA police

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A funeral has been held for a three-year-old boy shot by police on Saturday, sparking a national outcry.

Atlegang Phalane was shot dead in Midrand, near Johannesburg, as he sat in the back seat of a car next to his uncle as police hunted a murder suspect.

Karen Allen reports from Johannesburg.

READ MORE: SA minister defends shoot-to-kill

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