Gunmen kill 15 people 'randomly' at Soweto bar in South Africa - police.
The carnage took place shortly after midnight, when an unknown number of gunmen entered the Orlando East tavern, in the township on the outskirts of the main city Johannesburg, spraying bullets at its patrons, police and witnesses said.
"We do not think the incidents are linked because they took place in different provinces. We are investigating this incident on its own," Nqobile Gwala, police spokesperson for KwaZulu-Natal, which includes Pietermaritzburg, said by telephone. In both cases, the unknown gunmen fled the scene and are now on the run, police said, adding that it was not clear how many were involved in the attacks or what their motives were.
Sthemibiso's girlfriend had arrived on the scene shortly after the attack to find him still breathing, Mjoli said.At the scene of the Soweto shooting, crowds gathered around the police cordon, where a heavy police presence maintained order and combed the area for clues, a Reuters reporter saw. One officer carried zip-locked bags full of spent bullet cartridges.
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