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Seventeen Dead in Shooting at South African Café, Police Launch Manhunt
South African police have launched a manhunt after armed men opened fire on Saturday evening at a café west of Johannesburg, killing seventeen people and injuring fifteen. The attackers, described as eight individuals armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols, shot customers outside before moving indoors to continue the violence. They reportedly searched attendees, confiscated their phones, set two vehicles on fire, and then fled. Thirteen men and four women were declared dead at the scene, while fifteen others with gunshot wounds were hospitalized. No suspects have been arrested yet, and authorities have not disclosed a motive for the attack. President Cyril Ramaphosa previously deployed the military in March to combat organized crime, citing it as a major threat to the nation amidst high national murder rates.
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