🔶 Several killed in two shootings in South Africa

South African police said on Sunday that after 17 people were killed and another 15 were injured in a shooting at a tavern in the southwest of Johannesburg, they have launched a wide-ranging operation to find and arrest those responsible for the incident.

According to Reuters, citing South African police, rescue workers confirmed the deaths of 13 men and 4 women at the scene. In a statement police published on the social media platform X, it was said that the suspects were armed with Kalashnikov rifles and handguns. They initially opened fire on customers who were drinking outside the tavern, and then, after entering the building, they sprayed more customers with gunfire. The attackers’ motive is not yet known.

Police have now begun an operation to identify and locate eight unknown armed men.