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Tragedy in South Africa: 11 Dead in a Bloody Shooting near Pretoria

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Drame en Afrique du Sud : 11 Morts dans une Fusillade Sanglante près de Pretoria

A new tragedy has shaken South Africa, already grappling with endemic crime. At least eleven people were killed and fourteen others injured in a shooting early Saturday morning in Saulsville , a township located 18 km from Pretoria.

📍 The Facts

The Location: The attack took place in a workers' hostel that housed a speakeasy .
The Assault: Armed men burst in around 4:30 a.m. local time and opened fire "indiscriminately" on a group of men who were drinking, according to the police report.
The toll: The toll is tragic, with 11 dead and 14 injured .

💔 The Victims

Among the victims of this massacre were young children, illustrating the indiscriminate violence of the attack:

A three-year-old child
A 12-year-old boy
A 16-year-old girl

🔎 The Investigation

The motive for the attack remains unknown at this stage. Police, alerted late, have opened an investigation, but no suspects have been arrested so far.

🚨 A Context of Violence

This shooting is part of a series of similar attacks that underscore the serious security crisis facing the country. South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world .

May: Eight customers were killed in a Durban bar.
October: Two teenagers were shot dead in Johannesburg .
2023: Eighteen members of the same family were massacred on a farm in the Eastern Cape .