South Africa adds 18 dead this weekend, after two shootings that happened in two different cities. One in the town of Soweto, near Johannesburg, left 14 fatalities and three others who would be in critical condition, according to information given by the authorities.
In the second event, four people died on Saturday night in a bar in Pietermaritzburg, located in eastern South Africa.
Two men got out of the vehicle, entered the bar and opened fire at close range on the customers.
The Pietermaritzburg shooting occurred late at night in a city bar and left four dead and eight wounded, local police spokesman Nqobile Gwala confirmed. “Around 08:30 pm, a group of people were drinking in a tavern, in front of which a car was parked.“, indicated the source. “Two men got out of the vehicle, entered the bar and opened fire at close range against the clients”, he added.
Twelve people were hit by the shots. Two died on the spot and two others in hospital.where eight individuals remain hospitalized.
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Hours earlier, police reported the shooting in the town of Soweto, which left 14 dead and nine wounded.
“We received a call shortly after midnight,” said Lt. Elias Mawela of Gauteng province. “When we arrived at the place there were 12 people dead“, accurate.
Eleven injured people were transported to a hospital, where two succumbed to their injuries, it added. The bar is located in the Orlando neighborhood of Soweto, the largest slum in Johannesburg.
In South Africa, shootings in bars have become a phenomenon that worries the authorities, after the death of 26 people in the Eastern Cape on June 26, says ’20minutes’.
At the moment, the authorities are advancing with the investigations.
With information from AFP
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