Ten family members dead in mass massacre: Family members, including seven women, are slaughtered in an ambush at a home in South Africa
Ten members of the same family, including seven women, have been killed in a mass shooting at a home in South Africa, police said.
The family was ambushed by unknown gunmen at the house in the town of Pietermaritzburg in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, police said.
Police have not given a motive for the shooting and there are conflicting reports as to whether it occurred Thursday evening or Friday morning.
Police Minister Bheki Cele was due to visit the crime scene on Friday.
South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world and there has been a spate of mass shootings in recent years.
Ten members of the same family, including seven women, have been killed in a mass shooting at a home in South Africa, police said. In the photo: the scene of the shooting
Eight people were shot dead at a birthday party in the south-coast town of Gqeberha in January.
Last year, 16 people were killed in a mass shooting at a bar in Johannesburg’s Soweto township, when a group of gunmen, some with guns, opened fire on customers.
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