Two mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead

Two mass shootings in South Africa have left at least 27 people dead, police said on Sunday. The SA Police Service reported that 17 people were fatally shot in an attack at a bar to the west of Johannesburg on Saturday night. "It is alleged that patrons were drinking inside and outside the tavern when the suspects arrived and opened fire on those outside," the force said in a statement. "The suspects then entered the tavern and continued shooting at patrons inside. The suspects were reportedly armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols. They allegedly searched some patrons and took their cellphones before fleeing the scene in two unidentified motor vehicles," the statement continued. "Two vehicles were also set alight during the incident".