At least 27 people were killed in two separate shootings that took place in bars in Cape Town and Johannesburg, according to South African authorities. The attacks occurred on the night from Saturday to Sunday and triggered significant police operations.
In Johannesburg, 17 customers were shot dead by a group of men armed with assault rifles. In Cape Town, ten people were killed in another attack in a township.
Investigators are seeking to establish the motives of the assailants and to determine whether the two shootings are connected. No public information has yet confirmed a link between the two scenes.
South Africa is facing a high level of violent crime and homicides. These two attacks, which occurred almost simultaneously in two major metropolitan areas, represent one of the deadliest episodes recently recorded in places of consumption.
