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Gunmen kill 27 in two shootings in South Africa
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- Sep 27, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC
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The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
A total of at least 38 people were killed and nearly 30 were wounded in three separate mass shootings in South Africa this week
On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.