South Africa police launch manhunt after 17 killed in tavern shooting
- On Saturday night, gunmen killed at least 17 people and injured 15 others at a tavern in Wedela, a township in South Africa's Gauteng province southwest of Johannesburg.
- The suspects, reportedly armed with AK-47s and handguns, opened fire at roughly 9:30 p.m. Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko stated the gunmen "entered the tavern and continued shooting at patrons inside."
- Police confirmed on Sunday morning that 13 males and four females were killed in the attack. The South African Police Service are searching for eight suspects in connection with the mass shooting near Carletonville.
- Detectives and specialized units have been dispatched to trace the suspects, though authorities have not yet established a motive for the attack. Police continue their active investigation across the region.
- Following the mass shooting in Wedela, the South African Police Service remains mobilized to locate the perpetrators. The incident represents a significant security concern for townships southwest of Johannesburg.
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In two attacks in Johannesburg and Cape Town 27 people die, 26 others are injured. In both cases armed bars storm and shoot at the guests. The perpetrators are on the run.
Two almost simultaneous shootings left at least 27 dead in the early hours of this Sunday (27) in South Africa. The first occurred west of Johannesburg, where eight armed men invaded with assault rifles — AK-47 type — and pistols a bar in the Wedela district of Gauteng province around 9:30 p.m. They would have started shooting first at those who were in the outer area of the tavern, before advancing into the inner area. The group still searched …
On Sunday night, there was not only a bloodbath in South Africa, but two.
Two armed men killed 17 people in Johannesburg and a second shooting killed 10 people near Cape Town during the night of Saturday to Sunday.Men armed with assault rifles killed 17 people on Saturday in a bar in West Johannesburg, also wounding 15 people, said the local police on Sunday. "It seems that they searched some customers, separating their mobile phones before fleeing in two unidentified cars," said the police, who said the shooting took…
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