South African police said they saved the American priest Josh Sullivan after an “high -density” exchange that left three of his kidnappers.

“Without miraculously suffering, it was immediately evaluated by the medical staff and is currently in excellent condition,” the police said in a statement.

The 45 -year -old American citizen was running on April 10 when he stormed his church in the eastern town of Cape in Warwell by the armed men who kidnapped him.

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