Most of the victims were women killed in one homestead, according to the police, who have started a manhunt for the gunmen.

Police search for suspects after 17 killed in two mass shootings in rural South African town.

Seventeen people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, police said Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa | Xinhua | South African police have launched an urgent manhunt after 17 people were shot and killed in the Eastern Cape Province of the country, said authorities Saturday. The Eastern Cape provincial government confirmed in a statement that the “catastrophic incident” occurred in the town of Lusikisiki in the early …

The victims were 15 women and two men; one other person is in critical condition

South African police have launched a manhunt after 17 people were shot dead in a town in the east of the country.

An 18th victim is in critical condition in a hospital.

17 people, including 15 women, were killed in two mass shootings in Lusikisiki, South Africa. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspects.

Fifteen women and two men were killed in a targeted attack on a village in Lusikisiki, police say.

Police in South Africa say 17 people have been killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a rural town.