Manhunt under way after gunmen kill nine near South Africa’s Johannesburg

At least nine people have been killed and 10 wounded when armed men opened fire at a tavern in a township near the city of Johannesburg in South Africa, police say, adding that some victims were “randomly shot in the streets”. In a statement on Sunday, the police said a manhunt by Gauteng Serious and Violent Crime Investigations in collaboration with the Crime Detection Tracing Unit is under way for those involved in the shooting, which took place in the Bekkersdal township just before 1am on Sunday (23:00 GMT on Saturday). “It is reported that about 12 unknown suspects in a white kombi [a minibus] and a silver sedan opened fire at tavern patrons and continued to shoot randomly as they fled the scene,” the police said in a statement. “The tavern is licensed,” it added. Authorities said the wounded were taken to hospital. Al Jazeera’s Ama Boateng reports. Imraan Buccus is a political analyst focusing on socioeconomics in South Africa. He says the motive for the shooting isn't clear. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SouthAfrica #MassShooting #Bekkersdal #Johannesburg #GunViolence #PoliceManhunt #BekkersdalShooting #KwaNoxoloTavern #KwaNoxoloTavernShooting #AlJazeeraEnglish