South Africa shooting: Manhunt underway as 17 people killed in Eastern Cape village attack

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

Seventeen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town with a manhunt under way to find the perpetrators, police say.

South African media outlets are reporting the victims were relatives and neighbours in Nyathi village, Ngobozana in Lusikisiki. The victims had been packing goods and presents, including furniture, for the event when the attacked occurred on Friday night, according to the media reports.

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