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Elias Phalane

Local Guard Force

Deceased August 19, 2004

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Elias Phalane, Local Guard Force, died on August 19, 2004, in Pretoria, South Africa. He was killed during an armed robbery while carrying out his duty of protecting embassy personnel.

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