17 killed, 15 wounded in South Africa mass shooting
Seventeen people were killed and fifteen injured following a shooting at a tavern in Wedela township. The shooting occurred late on Saturday night in Gauteng province, resulting in chaos among the patrons. Eight suspects reportedly armed with rifles and pistols opened fire on people inside and outside the tavern. Police have launched a manhunt and are seeking information regarding the suspects…
Seventeen people were killed and fifteen injured in a shooting at a tavern in Wedela township, Gauteng province, on Saturday night. According to the Times of India, eight suspects armed with rifles and pistols opened fire on people inside and outside the tavern.
The police have launched a manhunt for the suspects and are seeking information. The motive for the shooting is not known.
DW News reported a separate incident of a tavern shooting near Cape Town that left 10 dead, but this was not confirmed by other sources.
Brief written by urgent.news from Times of India, KahawaTungu, DW News, Business Recorder, IOL — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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- 27 killed in two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s biggest cities timesofindia.indiatimes.com
