JOHANNESBURG - The Hawks have rescued US pastor Josh Sullivan.
He was recovered from a house in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
Sullivan was kidnapped at gunpoint during a service last week at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell.
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Kidnappers demanded a ransom after the 45-year-old was taken.
A multi-disciplinary law enforcement team tracked the suspects.
When police approached the kidnappers, they tried to escape, opening fire.
Three suspects were killed, but Sullivan was unharmed despite being in the vehicle from which the kidnappers were shooting.