At Least 27 Killed in Separate Mass Shootings in South Africa
Police say the attacks in Cape Town and Johannesburg were unrelated, and no suspects have been arrested in either case.
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At least 27 people were killed in two separate mass shootings in South Africa over the weekend, police said Sunday, in attacks that took place in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Authorities said the two incidents were separate, with no immediately apparent link between them. No suspects have been arrested in connection with either shooting, and the motives behind the attacks remain unknown, according to police.
South African authorities have not yet released a detailed breakdown of casualties by location, nor further information on the circumstances leading up to the shootings. Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.
South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of gun violence, and mass-casualty shooting incidents periodically draw renewed attention to gang activity and firearms access in the country, though no such connection has been confirmed in this case.
Sources
- Gunmen kill at least 27 people in separate mass shootings in South Africa — France 24 — English
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