11 killed in S Africa township shootings

CAPE TOWN: Eleven people were killed in a series of overnight shootings in a Cape Town township, police said Saturday, including four victims shot dead when gunmen opened fire in a bar, reports AFP.

Extra police officers were deployed to the Philipi district of Cape Town, a city that suffers from regular gang violence and armed clashes between rival criminal groups.

"We have deployed teams comprising specialist detectives, high-risk units and intelligence operatives," police spokeswoman Novela Potelwa told the News 24 website. "We already executed search operations that are set to continue throughout the day. The police are doing their best to arrest those responsible."

Tens of thousands of people live in informal shack settlements in Philipi, located in the notoriously crime-ridden Cape Flats area of the city.

11 killed in S Africa township shootings

CAPE TOWN: Eleven people were killed in a series of overnight shootings in a Cape Town township, police said Saturday, including four victims shot dead when gunmen opened fire in a bar, reports AFP. Extra police officers were deployed to the Philipi district of Cape Town, a city that suffers from regular gang violence and armed clashes between rival criminal groups. We have deployed teams comprising specialist detectives, high-risk units and intelligence operatives, police spokeswoman Novela Potelwa told the News 24 website. We already executed search operations that are set to continue throughout the day. The police are doing their best to arrest those responsible. Tens of thousands of people live in informal shack settlements in Philipi, located in the notoriously crime-ridden Cape Flats area of the city.