US EditionSouth Africa hostel shooting leaves 11 dead, including 3 children
- On Saturday, gunmen stormed a hostel in Saulsville, Atteridgeville in Pretoria, killing at least 11 people including a three-year-old child.
- Police say the incident took place at a home used as an informal tavern at around 04:00–04:15, with officers alerted only at 06:00.
- Police spokeswoman Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said `I can confirm that a total of 25 people were shot`, and 14 were hospitalised following the incident.
- Authorities mobilised forensic, ballistic and detective teams and say at least three unknown gunmen entered and started shooting; the motive is unknown and no arrests have been made.
- The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings in South Africa, a country of 63 million grappling with organised networks and widespread illegal firearms.
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Shooting at Bar Leaves 11 Dead, Including 3 Kids
A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims included three children. Another 14 people were wounded and taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the South African Police...
The hostel was also an illegal pub. 11 people died in the attack.
12 People Killed in Mass Shooting at Illegal Tavern in South Africa
Twelve people were killed and 25 shot after gunmen burst into an unlicensed tavern near South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, early Saturday morning and began randomly shooting patrons, the police said. The police were still investigating the motive for the shooting and were searching for three unknown assailants, Brig. Athlenda Mathe, a spokeswoman for the South African Police Service, said in an interview. Three minors were killed, the youngest 3 …
Armed men opened fire on Saturday in a workers' home in Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, killing 12 people, including three minors, including two children aged three and 12, in what, according to the police, appeared to be a "clandestine bar".
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