Gunmen kill 10 in Johannesburg township in South Africa’s second mass capturing inside weeks | South Africa

Unknown gunmen killed 10 folks and wounded 10 others in an assault at a township exterior Johannesburg, police mentioned on Sunday, within the second mass capturing in South Africa in December.

The motive for the assault at Bekkersdal, 40km (25 miles) south-west of Johannesburg, was not clear, police instructed Agence France-Presse.

“Some victims have been randomly shot within the streets by unknown gunmen,” a police assertion mentioned.

“Ten individuals are lifeless. We don’t have a breakdown of who they’re,” mentioned Brig Brenda Muridili, police spokesperson for Gauteng province.

The capturing happened close to a casual bar in Bekkersdal, an impoverished space close to a few of South Africa’s main goldmines.

The wounded have been taken to hospital, police mentioned.

On 6 December, gunmen stormed a hostel close to the capital, Pretoria, killing a dozen folks together with a three-year-old youngster. Police mentioned the capturing was at a website that was illegally promoting alcohol.

South Africa, residence to 63 million folks, has excessive crime charges together with one of many highest homicide charges on the earth.