Shooting at a South Africa hostel kills seven, injures two
South African Police say the attack carried out by unknown gunmen targeted a hostel in Umlani.
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Law enforcement officers operate at the Marikana, Cape Town, South Africa, October 12, 2022 (Reuters)
A shooting at a hostel in Ulmazi, South Africa, claimed the lives of seven people, and two others were injured on Saturday, according to police.
Authorities revealed that nine men, aged between 20 and 40 years old, were approached by unknown gunmen who "opened fire on them before fleeing the scene."
The attack took place at 2:45 am leading to seven deaths and two serious injuries that were transported to a hospital for treatement.
Shootings in South Africa are a rare occurrence, and the details behind this event are still ambiguous as police launch an investigation to identify the perpetrators and their motives.
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