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One killed, two injured in deadly livestock theft dispute

A dispute over alleged livestock theft in Mohale's Hoek escalated into a deadly gun battle that killed one village guard and injured two others, with multiple homes burned and a subsequent military operation in Qacha's Nek resulting in two suspect arrests and two deaths. The incident has raised concerns about the increasing use of firearms in livestock theft-related crimes affecting rural Lesotho communities.

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