{"id":8993,"date":"2025-12-21T17:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=8993"},"modified":"2025-12-21T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T17:17:46","slug":"gunmen-kill-nine-wound-10-in-south-africa-bar-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=8993","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen kill nine, wound 10 in South Africa bar attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manhunt for the attackers has been launched, say police.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attackers in 2 vehicles randomly opened fire while fleeing scene.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dead included a driver from online car-hailing service.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>JOHANNESBURG: Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten more were wounded when around a dozen men attacked the tavern at Bekkersdal, in a gold mining area around 40 kilometres (25 miles) southwest of the city, just before 1:00 am (2300 GMT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police initially said 10 people were killed but later revised the toll downwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attackers in two vehicles &#8220;opened fire at tavern patrons and continued to shoot randomly as they fled the scene,&#8221; a police statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dead included a driver from an online car-hailing service who had been outside the bar, provincial police commissioner Major General Fred Kekana told&nbsp;<em>SABC<\/em>&nbsp;television.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A manhunt for the attackers had been launched, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Africa, the continent&#8217;s most industrialised nation, is grappling with entrenched crime and corruption driven by organised networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shootings are common and often fuelled by gang violence and competition between informal businesses, contributing to one of the highest murder rates in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On December 6, gunmen stormed a hostel at Saulsville township near the capital Pretoria, killing a dozen people including a three-year-old child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police said that shooting was at a site that was illegally selling alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many South Africans own licensed firearms for personal protection but there are many more illegal guns in circulation despite relatively strict ownership laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An average of 63 people were killed each day between April and September, according to police data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most deaths stemmed from arguments, with robberies and gang violence also driving the toll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of the deadliest recent incidents, 18 relatives were shot dead at a rural homestead in the country&#8217;s Eastern Cape province in September 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHANNESBURG: Nine people were killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday, police said, in the second such shooting in South Africa this month. 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