Sporadic Mass Shootings Spark Panic
Twenty-eight killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa.
Twenty-eight people have been killed in two separate mass shootings in South Africa, with 25 others injured in attacks near Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Eighteen people were killed and 14 injured when eight gunmen stormed a Tavern near Johannesburg on Saturday evening.
Police said the attackers opened fire on customers outside before continuing the shooting inside, then torched two vehicles and fled the scene.
Gauteng Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni, revealed that only four of the victims had been identified.
He said people from Ethiopia and Lesotho were among those caught up in the shooting, although most of the victims were South African.
“The Police believe robbery may have been a motive because personal belongings were taken, but they have not ruled out a possible turf war involving illegal mining groups,” said Mthombeni.
In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed and 11 injured outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town.
Five victims died at the scene and another five died in hospital. Police had not made any arrests in either case by Sunday morning and no definitive motive had been established.
The shootings came days after 11 people were killed when gunmen stormed a house in KwaMakhutha township in Durban, adding to concerns over ongoing gun violence in South Africa.
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