Manhunt underway as 17 people killed in Eastern Cape village attack

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Manhunt underway as 17 people ******* in Eastern Cape village *******

Seventeen people have been ******* in a mass ********* in a remote South ******** town with a manhunt underway 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 ******* in one location, and three women and one man at a second location.

An 18th victim is in a critical condition in hospital, the South ******* Police Service said.

The police ministers and commissioner are due to give a national briefing at 13:00 Saturday local time (12:00 BST).

South ******** media outlets are reporting the victims were relatives and neighbours in Nyathi village, Ngobozana in Lusikisiki.

They said the group had been gathered at the houses to prepare to attend a traditional mourning ceremony when they were attacked on Friday night.

News outlet Dispatch Live quoted local Ingquza Hil mayor Nonkosi Pepping saying: “The gunmen came and shot randomly ******** everyone. Women and children were also ******* in the ******* *********.

“This has left the community terrified.”

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