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11 Killed As Gunmen Attack Hostel in South Africa

At least 11 people, including a three-year-old child, were killed and 14 others wounded in a mass shooting at an illegal shebeen in Saulsville township, west of Pretoria. Police said at least three gunmen stormed the venue and opened fire on a group of people.

A 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were also among the dead. No arrests had been made, and the motive remains unknown.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said illegal and unlicensed liquor outlets were a major hotspot for mass shootings. The attack added to a series of mass shootings in South Africa, which continues to battle one of the world's highest murder rates.

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