Dozens killed in two mass shootings in South Africa, according to Al Jazeera and The Guardian. A separate tavern shooting near Cape Town left 10 dead, according to DW and The Guardian.

Police say 17 people were shot dead at a tavern outside Johannesburg by suspects armed with assault rifles, according to RFI and DW. At least 27 people were killed in separate mass shootings in Cape Town and Johannesburg, police said Sunday, according to RFI and The Guardian.

The suspects, armed with AK-47 rifles ⁠and pistols, entered the bar and began shooting at customers around 9.30pm local time, police said, according to The Independent and The Guardian. In the first attack, eight gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar near Johannesburg late on Saturday, according to ABC News and The Guardian.

Two cars were set alight outside the bar during the shooting, according to ABC News and The Guardian. Police said they were searching for multiple suspects, though they didn’t give an exact number, according to ABC News and The Guardian.

Police said the suspects searched some victims and stole their mobile phones before fleeing the scene in two vehicles, according to The Independent and The Guardian. Police are investigating the killings in a country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world, according to Al Jazeera and The Guardian.

Key figures

  • Injured: 4 (according to The Independent)
  • Vehicles: 2 (according to RFI, Euronews and The Guardian)
  • Kilometres: 80 (according to Sky TG24)

Where sources disagree

  • Sources disagree on the figures: The Guardian: 27; The Independent: 17.
  • Sources disagree on the figures: The Guardian: 27; France 24: 17.
  • Sources disagree on the figures: The Guardian: 10; France 24: 17.

What is not yet confirmed

  • The suspects were reportedly armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols, according to Euronews and The Guardian. This could not be independently confirmed.

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