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South Africa police launch manhunt after 17 killed in tavern shooting
- On Saturday night, eight gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a tavern in Wedela township southwest of Johannesburg, killing 17 people and wounding 15 others around 9:30 p.m.
- Deputy Provincial Police Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana said the attack appeared to be retaliation for an incident at the same tavern last month in which one person was killed and another wounded.
- Hours after the Wedela attack, gunmen opened fire at an entertainment venue in Lwandle near Cape Town early Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 11 others; five died at the scene while five succumbed to injuries in hospital.
- Gauteng police launched a manhunt for eight suspects with no arrests made as of Sunday, while a multidisciplinary team of serious and violent crime detectives was established to investigate both shootings.
- South Africa records roughly 60 murders daily among 62 million people, placing the country among the world's highest homicide rates; President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed soldiers to violence hotspots in March, describing rampant crime as a national threat.
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Mass shootings are increasingly frequent in South Africa, where an average of around 58 people are murdered each day, according to national crime statistics.
·Ankara, Türkiye
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Two large-scale shootings of the victims took place in South Africa.
According to the police, 17 people were killed and 15 injured after armed men opened fire inside a bar in the town of Widela, south-west of Johannesburg, Gauthing Province, yesterday night.
The victims included 13 men and four women, and police said they had mobilized all available units to track down and arrest the suspects.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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