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An elderly Free State man and his wife are in a critical condition in hospital, after a farm attack in the Vrede area on Sunday afternoon.
Netcare 911's Chris Botha says paramedics arrived at the scene and found that the couple, both in their 70's had sustained critical gunshot wounds.
He says a medical helicopter was activated and arrived at the farm where paramedics stabilised the wounded, and airlifted the man to a specialised hospital in Gauteng.
Botha says his wife was transported by ambulance to the same hospital.
No arrests have yet been made, and police are investigating.
