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27 Killed in Two Shooting Incidents at Venues in South Africa

NRC·27 September · 10:49·1 hour ago

South African police reported that 27 people were killed and 26 injured across two separate shooting incidents at a café in Wedela and an entertainment venue in Lwandle over the weekend. The attacks involved armed assailants using automatic rifles and pistols, resulting in robberies and mass casualties, with no arrests made yet. These events occur amidst record-high murder rates in South Africa, where approximately 58 murders occurred daily in the first four months of the year. President Cyril Ramaphosa previously announced the deployment of over 2,000 military personnel to combat organized crime in areas around Johannesburg and Cape Town, though criminologists remain skeptical about the long-term effectiveness of this strategy.

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