United States pastor Josh Sullivan, who was allegedly kidnapped by multiple armed men during a service at his church in South Africa, has been rescued and is 'miraculously unharmed,' according to local police.

Three suspects were killed as the police moved in on a safe house where the pastor from Tennessee was being held.

An American pastor abducted by gunmen during his sermon at a South African church last week was rescued during a deadly “high-stakes” shootout, which left three suspects dead. Josh Sullivan, 45, was rescued by the “Hawks” — the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation — during a fatal shootout in the southeastern port city of Gqeberha on Tuesday,