Soweto tavern killing

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the early ...

Local media reported that another shooting in a tavern in Pietermaritzburg, about 500 km southeast of Soweto, had killed four people overnight. They were the creations of white minority rule, which ended in 1994 but whose legacy of widespread poverty and youth unemployment persist nearly three decades later. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people sitting in a tavern in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 15 and wounding nine, police said.

Assault rifles and pistols were used to kill 14 patrons at Mdlalose's Tavern in Orlando, Soweto, during the early hours of Sunday morning.

The motive for the shooting is not yet known," said Mawela. "This is painful. "Early investigations suggest that a group of unidentified men walked into the tavern and started shooting at everybody that was inside the tavern.

Johannesburg (AP) -- A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on people sitting in a tavern in South Africa's biggest township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 14 and wounding another nine, police said. Police said in a statement that shortly after ...

Local media reported that another shooting in a tavern in Pietermaritzburg, about 500 km southeast of Soweto, had killed four people overnight. They were the creations of white minority rule, which ended in 1994 but whose legacy of widespread poverty and youth unemployment persist nearly three decades later. South Africa is one of the world's most violent countries with 20,000 people murdered every year, one of the highest per-capita murder rates globally.

Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith Mazibuko has confirmed to the SABC news programme, The Agenda that the number of people who died at Orlando tavern ...

Most of the people who passed on here and those who are injured are between the age of 19 and 35.” Two of the victims, passed on on the street. “Twelve of those people died here on the scene, and another one died on arrival at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, and later on the 14th victim also passed on.

Approximately 15 people have died after being shot at a tavern in Orlando East, Soweto in the early hours of Sunday.

“The suspects fled the scene after the incident. Another eight people are still in hospital after they sustained injuries,” KZN police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said in a statement. A total of twelve people were shot. Two more were later declared dead at the hospital,” Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said in a statement on Sunday. “The person or persons just fired randomly so they didn’t target anybody. “All of a sudden they heard some gunshots…

South African police investigate reports group of men arrived in taxi and opened fire on patrons.

The cause of those deaths has not yet been announced by authorities, but the victims were neither shot nor crushed in a stampede. There is harmony here,” said Stan Itshegetseng, a regional ANC official, who said he had come to Nomzamo after hearing of the shootings to “listen to the people”. Tourists flock to museums, restaurants and Nelson Mandela’s home, a mile or so from the scene of the shootings. The shooting underlines the continuing lawlessness in parts of South Africa, and the very high rates of violent crime, often involving firearms. “All of a sudden they heard some gunshots, that is when people tried to run out of the tavern. “You can see that a high-calibre firearm was used and it was shooting randomly.

The victims are believed to be between 19 and 35 years old, with several more in a critical condition.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Were you in the area? People in the community are afraid, she said, and she has no idea who might be behind it. The gunmen may be among the crowd, he said, and they may target this witness next. They were pinned back by yellow police tape, as forensics went about the grim business of retrieving evidence from inside the bar. The crowds were gathered around Mdlalose's Tavern under a typically cloudless winter sky in Soweto - some here to mourn, others just to gawk.

It was the latest mass casualty event at taverns in South Africa in recent weeks. Also Saturday, four people were shot dead and eight wounded at a tavern in ...

“Later, I went outside and saw five dead bodies outside the tavern,” she said. There is no indication that any of the mass casualty events are connected. Also Saturday, four people were shot dead and eight wounded at a tavern in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal Province.

South Africa police are investigating reports a group of men opened fire at a bar ... JOHANNESBURG — A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township ...

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JOHANNESBURG - Police have described harrowing scenes from inside the Soweto tavern where 15 people were killed by gun-wielding criminals on Sunday morning. 12 ...

It was so bad". "Everything was mixed up. It was so bad". Police have removed the tape they used to cordon off the Emazulwini tavern which is also known as KwaMdlalose where 15 people were killed earlier today. "Everything was mixed up. Police are at the scene in Nomzamo Park, Soweto where mass shooting took place in the early hours of this morning.

Its understood nothing was stolen and that the gunmen fled the crime scene in a white minibus.

Its understood nothing was stolen and that the gunmen fled the crime scene in a white minibus. Its understood nothing was stolen and that the gunmen fled the crime scene in a white minibus. Mawela said he’s confident there'll be a breakthrough in the case after investigators combed Sunday's crime scene for an hour.

Apart from social media users in South Africa questioning how Soweto was described as a “suburb”, the majority of the respondents took issue with the ...

“The Ministry expresses the State of Qatar’s condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of South Africa.” “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms the State of Qatar’s firm position on the rejection of violence and terrorism, regardless of the motives and reasons,” the statement added. “The State of Qatar expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the shooting incident, which took place in the suburb of Soweto in the city of Johannesburg in South Africa and led to deaths and injuries.

Police investigating if attacks linked, citing similarities as gunmen in both cases said to have fired at people 'randomly'

The dead were aged 19 to 35 and included two women, provincial police chief Elias Mawela said. “A total of 12 people were shot. Two people were declared dead at the scene and the other two died in hospital,” he said.