{
  "id": 11405547,
  "title": "WATCH: Police ‘open fire’ on Rhodes University students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/watch-police-open-fire-on-rhodes-university-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:59:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/watch-police-open-fire-on-rhodes-university-students/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, police allegedly opened fire on protesting students at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. Protesting students were near a graduation venue when security officials, believed to be police, allegedly opened fire, according to multiple sources. Some students ran from the scene, while others were dragged into police vans. A video of the incident showed smoke as students scattered in various directions, with one student falling and being picked up by police. Two students were seen being led into a van. The university has not yet responded to the shooting, but a response from police is expected.",
  "summary": "Images purportedly from the scene show rubber bullet casings.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}