17 killed in tavern shooting as police search for eight suspects
Police said 15 others were wounded in the shooting in Wedela, southwest of Johannesburg. The motive has not been established.
Seventeen people were killed and 15 wounded in a shooting at a tavern in Wedela township, Gauteng province, southwest of Johannesburg, the South African Police Service said.
Emergency medical services declared all 17 victims dead at the scene, according to police.
Authorities are searching for eight suspects, who police said were reportedly armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols. Their identities and whereabouts were not established in the supplied report.
Police said the motive for the shooting was unknown. The casualty and suspect details were reported in breaking coverage by Al Jazeera and have not been independently confirmed in the supplied material.
