{"id":29314,"date":"2026-09-27T07:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29314"},"modified":"2026-09-27T07:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T07:46:11","slug":"27-killed-in-two-separate-mass-shootings-near-south-africas-biggest-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29314","title":{"rendered":"27 killed in two separate mass shootings near South Africa\u2019s biggest cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134515901,imgsize-113740,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/south-africa-mass-shooting.jpg\" alt=\"27 killed in two separate mass shootings near South Africa\u2019s biggest cities\" title=\"Police launch manhunt after 17 killed, 15 wounded in South Africa tavern shooting (Representative image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Police launch manhunt after 17 killed, 15 wounded in South Africa tavern shooting (Representative image)\">Police launch manhunt after 17 killed, 15 wounded in South Africa tavern shooting (Representative image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At least 27 people were killed and 15 wounded in two separate mass shootings near South Africa\u2019s two biggest cities over the weekend, police said on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>In the first incident, 17 people were killed on Saturday night when suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a tavern in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Police said eight unidentified suspects opened fire on patrons drinking outside the tavern before entering the establishment and continuing to shoot at people inside.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Emergency medical services declared all 17 victims dead at the scene. The victims included 13 men and four women, while 15 others with gunshot wounds were taken to medical facilities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>No arrests had been made as of Sunday, and the motive for the shooting was not immediately known.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>In a separate incident, 10 people were killed in a mass shooting at a store in Lwandle, near Cape Town, around 1am on Sunday, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The two shootings came just days after a mass shooting at a house party near the east coast city of Durban killed 11 people, including a pregnant woman.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Police have launched investigations into the shootings, while a manhunt is underway for the suspects in the Wedela attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">This is a developing story.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/27-killed-in-two-separate-mass-shootings-near-south-africas-biggest-cities\/articleshow\/134515864.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police launch manhunt after 17 killed, 15 wounded in South Africa tavern shooting (Representative image) At least 27 people were killed and 15 wounded in two separate mass shootings near South Africa\u2019s two biggest cities over the weekend, police said on Sunday.In the first incident, 17 people were killed on Saturday night when suspects armed 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