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Nine dead, several injured in Sunday morning pub shooting in South Africa

South African police gather at the scene of a fatal mass shooting at the KwaNoxolo Tavern in Bekkersdal, South Africa, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/ Alfonso Nqunjana). jd

South African authorities say nine people were killed and at least 10 others injured after gunmen opened fire on a pub early Sunday morning in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg.

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Police said 12 suspects arrived on scene,  some in a white minibus and others in a silver sedan, and shot at KwaNoxolo Tavern before fleeing.

A manhunt for the suspects is under way.

This is the second mass shooting in South Africa in just a few weeks.

Earlier this month, at least 11 people were killed and 13 others wounded in a shooting at an unlicensed bar in  Pretoria, about 100 kilometres away.

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