South Africa police launch manhunt after 17 killed in tavern shooting
- On Saturday night, eight gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols killed 17 people and wounded 15 others at a tavern in Wedela, southwest of Johannesburg, Gauteng police said.
- Hours later, a separate mass shooting at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, near Cape Town, left 10 people dead and 11 wounded, contributing to a combined death toll of at least 27.
- Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana stated the Wedela attack appeared to be retaliation for a tavern incident last month, as detectives continue their manhunt for the eight unidentified suspects.
- The South African Police Service has established a multidisciplinary team to track the suspects, while authorities and the Democratic Alliance offered rewards totaling $56,000 for information leading to arrests.
- These massacres heighten scrutiny of government security policies ahead of November municipal elections, as South Africa struggles with roughly 60 murders daily and persistent violence linked to gang rivalries.
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South African police on Sunday were hunting the perpetrators of two separate shootings that killed 27 people within hours of each other, in stark reminders of the country’s problem with gun violence. Officials were still establishing the motives for the shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town, but initial investigations suggested one could be a turf war between illegal miners and the other a business rivalry. Violent crime remains rife in Sout…
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WEDELA (ANP/AFP/RTR) - Police in South Africa are conducting a manhunt following a deadly shooting at a café west of Johannesburg. Armed men with rifles opened fire on a group on Saturday evening. Seventeen people were killed and fifteen were injured....
The attacks occurred with a few hours of difference in a bar near Johannesburg and a leisure facility on the outskirts of Cape Town. Police look for those responsible and still investigate the motives.
At least 27 killed, many others injured in separate mass shootings in South Africa
The first massacre occurred late Saturday night near Johannesburg when eight gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a bar west of Johannesburg at around 7:30 GMT. The second incident happened in the early hours of Sunday near Cape Town.
Two shootings bereaved South Africa this weekend, killing 27 people – 17 in Johannesburg and 10 in Cape Town – in total. Police say they have launched men's hunts and mobilized special research units, in a country that records about 60 homicides a day.
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