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South African police: death toll from weekend tavern shooting rises to 18
Police are investigating a possible gang-linked turf war as they search for eight gunmen and identify the dead.
- On Monday, South African police reported the death toll from Saturday's tavern shooting in Wedela township near Johannesburg has risen to 18 after another victim died in hospital.
- Police are investigating whether the incident stems from a turf war between heavily armed gangs controlling the illegal gold-mining trade in the area, a source of ongoing rivalry.
- Gauteng provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Tommy Mthombeni established a multidisciplinary team to investigate, while Operation Prosper involving the South African National Defence Force intensified operations in Wedela; only four victims have been identified—two South Africans and two Lesotho nationals.
- Authorities are also investigating a separate weekend shooting at an entertainment venue outside Cape Town on Sunday, where gunmen killed 10 people, compounding the violent weekend across the country.
- South Africa, a nation of around 62 million people, continues to battle one of the world's highest per-capita murder rates as the country remains awash with legal and illegal firearms fueling gang rivalry.
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Vanguard NewsDeath toll in South Africa bar shooting rises to 18
The death toll in a mass shooting in a South African tavern has risen to 18 after one person died in hospital, police said Monday, announcing at least two of the dead were Lesotho nationals.
·Nairobi, Kenya
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South African tavern shooting death toll rises to 18 after one more victim dies
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 28 - The death toll from a tavern shooting over the weekend near Johannesburg has risen to 18 after another victim died in hospital, South African police said on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
·Singapore, Singapore
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South African police: death toll from weekend tavern shooting rises to 18
The death toll from a tavern shooting over the weekend in Wedela township near Johannesburg has risen to 18 after another victim died in hospital, South African police said in a statement on Monday.
·London, United Kingdom
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