Multiple attackers kill 12 and wound 9 in a in Johannesburg mass shooting

Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a mass shooting in Johannesburg, police in South Africa said.

Multiple attackers killed 12 people and wounded at least nine in a late-night mass shooting in Johannesburg, police said Wednesday, the latest in such attacks that have shaken the South African city.

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Police said they believe more than 10 suspects were driven in a minibus to an informal settlement in the Cleveland suburb of Johannesburg late on Tuesday night and once there, opened fire on people.

South Africa has seen several high-profile mass shootings recently, including two in December that killed more than 20 people. One of the attacks had also involved multiple shooters.