Ten family members are killed in mass shooting in South Africa
Ten family members dead in mass shooting bloodbath: Relatives, including seven women, are massacred in ambush at a house in South Africa
- The family were ambushed by group of men at a home in city of Pietermaritzburg
- Ten members of the same family, seven of them women, were killed in shooting
Ten members of the same family, seven of them women, have been killed in a mass shooting at a house in South Africa, police said.
The family were ambushed by a group of gunmen and shot dead at their home in the city of Pietermaritzburg in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, police said.
Police said two suspects have been arrested over the shooting, which occurred in the early hours of this morning. They did not provide a motive for the shooting.
Police minister Bheki Cele was due to visit the scene on Friday.
Shootings are common in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest murder rates with around 20,000 people killed every year out of a population of 60 million.
Ten members of the same family, seven of them women, have been killed in a mass shooting at a house in South Africa , police said. PIctured: The scene of the shooting
In January, gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday in the southern port city of Gqeberha, killing eight and wounding three others.
The birthday celebrant was among those gunned down in the mass shooting.
He had been celebrating his birthday with friends when two gunmen entered his yard and started shooting at the guests.
Last year, 16 people died in a mass shooting at a bar in the Johannesburg township of Soweto when a group of armed men, some of them wielding rifles, opened fire on customers.
According to campaign group Gun Free South Africa, there are about 3 million guns registered in the country, though there are many more unregistered.
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