Ian Cameron: South African MP fends off attack by gang during attempted hijacking

Two teens, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested over the attack as police search for a third suspect.

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Ian Cameron - along with two other members of parliament's police committee, Lisa Schickerling and Nicholas Gotsell - were returning from a work trip when their vehicle was ambushed in the township of Philippi on Tuesday.

The assailants smashed the car's windows with bricks, injuring Cameron and Gotsell.

Cameron, whose teeth were broken, retaliated by opening fire, injuring one of the attackers.

Police said two teenagers, aged 16 and 18, had been arrested while they investigate a case of attempted murder and attempted hijacking.