Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Two mass shootings in South Africa killed 27 people. One attack occurred at a township bar near Johannesburg, the other at a store near Cape Town. The incidents happened hours apart, adding to the country’s ongoing struggle with gang-related armed violence.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Guardian·At least 27 dead in two mass shootings in South Africa, police say
Seventeen people killed at township bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at store near Cape Town, officers sayTwo separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police have said.The South African police service said on Sunday that 17 peo...
- BBC News·Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
- NPR·South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a week
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.
- Al Jazeera·Dozens killed in two mass shootings in South Africa
At least 27 people have been killed in two mass shootings across South Africa.
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