# Two mass shootings in South Africa kill 27 as police hunt suspects

https://mins.news/en/video/75998

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-27 13:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04X0CwHrBKA

> At least 27 people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in separate mass shootings near Johannesburg and Cape Town. Police are searching for eight suspects. In the first attack, armed men reportedly opened fire outside a tavern in Wedela, southwest of Johannesburg, then continued shooting inside; police said they carried AK-47 rifles and pistols.

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