约翰内斯堡 — 南非警方已逮捕五名嫌疑人，涉嫌在西北省发生的一起暴力农场抢劫案中，一名50岁农场主被枪击且双耳被割下。
JOHANNESBURG — Police in South Africa have arrested five suspects in connection with a violent farm robbery in the North West province in which a 50-year-old farmer was shot and had his ears cut off.
警方发言人阿黛尔·米布鲁格上校周一表示，这五名年龄在26至56岁之间的嫌疑人预计将于周二出庭，面临住宅抢劫、谋杀未遂以及非法持有枪支和弹药等指控。
The suspects, aged 26 to 56, are expected to appear before the Ventersdorp magistrates’ court on Tuesday on charges of house robbery, attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, Col. Adele Mybrugh said Monday.
警方最初逮捕了两名嫌疑人，随后于周日在波切夫斯特鲁姆附近又拘留了三人，该地位于约翰内斯堡西南约120公里（74英里）处。警方缴获了四支枪支，其中两支与该袭击案有关，此外还缴获了衣物和珠宝。
Police initially arrested two suspects before detaining three more on Sunday near Potchefstroom, about 120 kilometers (74 miles) west-southwest of Johannesburg. Officers seized four firearms, two of which were linked to the attack, along with clothing and jewelry.
警方称，袭击发生在10月28日，地点位于西北省文特斯多普附近的赛弗方丹农场。三名戴着巴拉克拉瓦头套的持枪男子遇到一名正在修剪草坪的农场工人，逼问农场主在哪里，并用尼龙扎带捆绑了他的手脚。
The attack occurred Oct. 28 on a farm in Syferfontein, near Ventersdorp, in North West province. Three armed men wearing balaclavas confronted a farmworker mowing the lawn, demanded to know where the owner was, and bound his hands and feet with cable ties, police said.
当农场主到达时，袭击者向其上半身开枪，将其拖入室内，捆绑后又进行刺杀和殴打。他们从保险柜中盗走三支枪支，并驾驶农场主的皮卡逃离现场。该工人设法挣脱并呼救。农场主被送医，伤势严重。
When the farmer arrived, the attackers shot him in the upper body, dragged him inside, bound him and stabbed and assaulted him. They stole three firearms from a safe and fled in his pickup truck, police said. The worker freed himself and called for help. The farmer was hospitalized in serious condition.
民间组织“道德复兴运动”确认该农场主为多诺万·马克思，并周一表示他正在医院康复中。
The Moral Regeneration Movement, a civil society organization, identified the farmer as Donovan Marx and said Monday that he was recovering in the hospital.
农场袭击案涉及黑人和白人农场主、工人及居民。安全研究所的研究表明，抢劫是主要动机，并未发现有针对白人农场主的有组织行动，也不存在特朗普政府所声称的“白人种族灭绝”。
Farm attacks affect both Black and white farmers, workers and residents. Research by the Institute for Security Studies points to robbery as the predominant motive and has found no evidence of an organized campaign against white farmers or a “ white genocide ” as the Trump administration has claimed.
“道德复兴运动”省级召集人莱西巴·克韦莱牧师表示：“任何针对农场主的袭击都对粮食安全构成严重威胁。”
“Any attack on farmers represents a serious threat to food security,” said the movement’s provincial convenor, Pastor Lesiba Kgwele.
克格韦勒呼吁加强农业社区的警力巡逻，并警告不要利用犯罪煽动种族仇恨和分裂。美联社非洲新闻：
Kgwele called for increased police visibility in farming communities and cautioned against using crime to fuel racial hatred and division. AP Africa news: