At least 27 people were killed in two mass shootings in South Africa’s two main cities, police said on Sunday.
The first incident occurred Saturday evening when eight gunmen armed with assault rifles stormed a bar west of Johannesburg and shot 17 people and wounded 15 others.
The suspects opened fire on customers drinking outside and then moved inside to continue shooting, police said, where they killed 13 males and four females.
The motive for the shooting was still unknown, police said, adding that the suspects torched two vehicles before fleeing.
In a separate shooting at an entertainment venue in a township outside Cape
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