At least nine people killed in shooting at South Africa tavern

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South African constabulary accidental a manhunt is nether mode aft a wide shooting killed astatine slightest 9 radical and injured 10.

Armed men person opened occurrence astatine a tavern successful a township adjacent the metropolis of Johannesburg successful South Africa, sidesplitting astatine slightest 9 radical and wounding 10, according to the police.

In a connection connected Sunday, the constabulary said a manhunt is nether mode for those progressive successful the shooting, which took spot successful the Bekkersdal township conscionable earlier 1am section clip (23:00 GMT connected Saturday).

“It is reported that astir 12 chartless suspects successful a achromatic kombi and a metallic sedan opened occurrence astatine tavern patrons and continued to sprout randomly arsenic they fled the scene,” the constabulary said successful a statement.

“The tavern is licensed,” it added.

The South African nationalist broadcaster SABC reported that the chartless attackers opened occurrence connected patrons of the tavern and radical successful the streets outside.

“We are inactive engaged obtaining statements. Our nationalist transgression and absorption squad has arrived,” SABC reported, quoting Fred Kekana, acting constabulary commissioner of Gauteng.

“The provincial transgression country absorption squad has arrived, and a squad from the section transgression grounds centre is here, truthful is our superior transgression investigating team, transgression quality and the provincial transgression detective squad is connected scene,” helium added.

A motive for the onslaught was not instantly clear.

Some media reports enactment the decease toll astatine 10.

“Ten radical are dead. We don’t person a breakdown of who they are,” Brigadier Brenda Muridili, constabulary spokesperson for Gauteng province, told the AFP quality agency.

Authorities said the wounded were taken to hospital.

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