At least nine people were killed in a gun attack near Johannesburg in South Africa.
December 21, 2025, 09:55December 21, 2025, 09:55
As the police announced on Sunday, ten other people were injured in the attack in the township of Bekkersdal. Accordingly, the attackers opened fire from two vehicles on the guests of an unregistered bar, shot around indiscriminately and fled the scene.
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The police initially said ten people were killed, but later corrected this number to nine. According to the police, there was no information about a possible motive for the crime or the identity of the attackers. When asked by the AFP news agency, the police initially did not provide any information about the identity of the dead. A search for the attackers has been launched.
The attack occurred near an unregistered bar in Bekkersdal. The township, located near one of South Africa’s largest gold mines, is characterized by poverty.
On December 6, attackers attacked an illegal bar in a suburb of the capital Pretoria, killing twelve people, including three minors.
In South Africa there are frequent shootings and gun attacks; the background is often gang crime and alcohol. Many people in the country legally own weapons, and there are also numerous illegal firearms in circulation. According to police, an average of 63 people per day were killed in South Africa between April and September. (sda/afp)