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.
Two homesteads in the town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape were targeted, police said, with 12 women and one man killed in one location, and three women and one man at a second location.
An 18th victim is in a sarcastic condition in hospital, the South Africa Police Service said.
The police minister, Senzo Mchunu, and commissioner are due to give an update at 13:00 (12:00 BST). Mchunu is also expected to visit the area where the attack occurred.
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Published 9/28/2024