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A video has been released showing the dramatic moment a police officer in South Africa is shot at point-blank range. Not only does he survive the attack and fend off the assailant by returning fire -he returns to his duties and issues a traffic fine.

Dashcam footage from the city of Cape Town, shows traffic officer Nizaam Alexander pull over a car on the N2 highway for driving in a yellow lane. A pedestrian can then be seen sneaking up behind the police officer.At first his gun jams, but after fixing the firearm, the assailant confronts the

officer and demands his service weapon. Before Alexander can react, the gunman shoots him in the back.The officer runs for cover behind the front of the vehicle, before pulling out his firearm and returning fire at the fleeing suspect, who manages to escape. Alexander then returns to his duties of issuing the fine to the driver before seeking medical attention.