Two Mass Shootings Kill at Least 27 in South Africa

Two separate mass shootings in South Africa killed at least 27 people, police said. Seventeen people were killed at a bar west of Johannesburg on Saturday night, and 10 were fatally shot in an attack at a store near Cape Town. The attacks came as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.

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Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

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BBC 3h ago

Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead

The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.

Guardian 3h ago

At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say

Seventeen people killed at bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at store near Cape Town Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police have said. The South African police service said on Sunday that 17 people were killed on Saturday night when eight suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, south-wes…

Euronews 4h ago

Two mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead

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