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Getty Images / Gunmen torched vehicles as they fled the scene of a mass shooting at bar near Johannesburg Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country. Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured. In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed outside an entertainment venue in a township near Cape Town and a further 11 were injured. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world and has struggled to contain gang-related gun violence in recent years. Police have not indicated a motive for either of the latest attacks. In Johannesburg, gunmen opened fire on customers outside the bar before continuing the attack inside and torching two vehicles before fleeing. Police said thirteen men and four women were killed, adding that the motive was not clear. In Cape Town, five victims died at the scene and a further five people died in hospital. No arrests had been made in either case on Sunday morning. The two mass shootings came days after 11 people were killed in the city of Durban when gunmen stormed a house in the KwaMakhutha township. Reuters / Armed security forces were deployed to the scene of a mass shooting in Cape Town on Sunday morning Illegal weapons are prevalent in South Africa and gun violence has been a persistent problem for decades, with about 60 murders recorded every day in the country of 62 million. But a recent spate of mass shootings has raised fears that the problem is deepening, with violence often linked to turf wars between gangs engaged in drug trafficking and illegal mining. In February, President Cyril Ramaphosa called organised crime "the most immediate threat to our democracy, our society and our economic development". Earlier this year the military was deployed alongside police in areas with the highest murder rates in an effort to reduce armed violence.

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中文标题： 南非两起大规模枪击致27人死亡

南非约翰内斯堡附近酒吧遭8名枪手袭击致17死15伤，开普敦附近一娱乐场所外另一起枪击致10死11伤。警方尚未说明动机，也未逮捕嫌疑人。该国谋杀率高，近期大规模枪击加剧对帮派枪支暴力的担忧。

  • 情报分类：综合情报
  • 分类依据：南非枪击案属国际社会新闻，不属其他特定类别，归综合情报。
  • 信息来源：英语新闻 / BBC News Top Stories
  • 发布时间：2026/9/27 16:40:02