"A manhunt is underway in South Africa after a shooting incident at a bar near the city of Pretoria caused the deaths of at least 11 people, including three children aged from 3 to 16, police said on Saturday. Another 14 were wounded in the shooting in the "shebeen" in the township of Saulsville, 18 kilometers (11 miles) west of Pretoria, they said."
""Three minors are among those deceased, which include 3- and 12-year-old boys (and a) 16-year-old female," the South African Police Service said. "I can confirm that a total of 25 people were shot," police spokeswoman Athlenda Mathe said, adding that 14 had been taken to hospital. She said 10 of the victims died at the scene, while another died in hospital."
Police launched a manhunt after a shooting at a shebeen in Saulsville, 18 km west of Pretoria, that killed at least 11 people and wounded 14. The deceased include three minors aged 3, 12 and 16. Police confirmed 25 people were shot in total, with 14 taken to hospital; 10 died at the scene and one died in hospital. Authorities are searching for three unidentified suspects and have not established a motive. Police highlighted illegal and unlicensed liquor premises as recurring sites of mass shootings. Gang violence and alcohol often fuel shootings; South Africa averages about 60 murders per day.
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