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'We thought it was fireworks' | Jumpers informal settlement community reels after deadly mass shooting
Police said 11 people were killed and no arrests were made as investigators examined possible rivalry over illegal mining.
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The massacre took place near an abandoned gold mine in a region marked by illegal mining, and for several years the control of these mines has fuelled violence among rival criminal groups, but the reasons for the shooting remain unclear.
Suspected zama-zama turf war behind Cleveland mass shooting, says councillor
A shooting that left 12 people dead and 10 injured in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, on Tuesday night appears to be linked to a conflict between rival groups involved in illegal gold mining, according to local ward councillor Neuren Pietersen. Speaking at the gruesome crime scene at the Jumpers informal settlement on Wednesday, Pietersen said the attack bore the hallmarks of a targeted operation connected to zama-zama activity in the area. “It…
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