5 shot dead, 3 injured in S. Africa
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency ) Unknown gunmen shot five people dead and seriously injured three in Umlazi township in Durban on Tuesday night, said KwaZulu-Natal government official on Wednesday, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
Member of the Executive Council for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Peggy Nkonyeni said reports suggested that a group of people were in a house when three unknown gunmen, armed with 9 mm pistols attacked them, killed five and injured three.
The victims sustained serious injuries on the head and the upper body.
In a separate incident on Sunday, six people were shot and killed at U Section.
"This week alone at least 11 people have been reportedly murdered at the township," said Nkonyeni.
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