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27 killed in two mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town

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South African police said 17 people were killed late Saturday when eight gunmen with AK-47s and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela township near Johannesburg, then continued shooting inside. A separate shooting near Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday killed at least 10 more. No arrests have been made. The attacks came five days after a shooting near Durban killed at least 11 people.

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South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings that killed 38 people in a weekNPR · Sep 27, 9:01 AM

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Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people deadAssociated Press via Washington Examiner · Sep 27, 9:10 AM