South African police probe German tourist's killing

Police in South Africa are investigating the killing of a German tourist in an attempted carjacking in the eastern Mpumalanga province.

The victim was part of a group of four German tourists who were waylaid on Monday evening while travelling towards a safari lodge at the Kruger National Park.

The gang is said to have ordered the tourists to open the doors of their vehicle, but when the driver reportedly locked all the doors, one of the suspects shot him through the window, police said.

Local police said the tourist died on the spot and the suspects sped off without taking anything.

"This is really cruel and uncalled for given the economic challenges that our country is facing," police boss Semakaleng Daphney Manamela said.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

Photo: South African Police Service