
Soweto shooting: A community under siege from crime
South Africa police are under pressure to find gunmen who killed 15 people at a Soweto tavern.
There is growing pressure on the authorities in South Africa to find those responsible for the killing of several people in a bar in Soweto over the weekend. Residents say the police “are failing them.”
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Photo: Residents from the Soweto community where a mass shooting took place, gather to hear from the South African Police Minister. Credit: BBC.
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