{
  "id": 16583062,
  "title": "The arrest and death of Ahmed Timol at John Vorster Square",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/the-arrest-and-death-of-ahmed-timol-at-john-vorster-square",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T09:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/opinion/2026-10-26-the-arrest-and-death-of-ahmed-timol-at-john-vorster-square/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ahmed Timol was arrested with Salim Essop in October 1971 and died in police custody four days later. This account traces his final movements, the arrests that followed and the conflicting findings about his death.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}