Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead
The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
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"the most immediate threat to our democracy, our society and our economic development"
— Cyril Ramaphosa , Politician
"the attack may have been a retaliation for an incident last month"
— Fred Kekana , Other
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The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.
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