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  "title": "Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/separate-mass-shootings-in-south-africa-townships-leave-at-least-27-10176500",
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  "summary": "Police launch manhunts after several gunmen open fire on bar southwest of Johannesburg, killing 17 and injuring 15; hours later, 10 people gunned down at store near Cape Town The post Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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        "title": "Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead",
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