Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 12 dead, including 3 children

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At least 12 people, including three children, were killed in a mass shooting Saturday at an unlicensed bar in a South African township near Pretoria.

Thirteen others were wounded; police are searching for three male suspects and say the motive for the attack remains unclear.

The shooting highlights escalating mass violence at South African bars, a country that recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple assailants in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 12 people dead, including three children, police said.

Thirteen other people were wounded and being treated at the hospital. P