PRETORIA, South Africa and LONDON – At least 17 people were found dead in a South African tavern early Sunday morning, authorities said.
“The South African police service confirms that some 17 people were found dead inside a local tavern in Scenery Park in the east London area,” said police spokesman Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana. “We received this report early this morning. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated. We do not want to make any speculation at this stage as our investigations continue.”
Police received a notification around 4 a.m. local time, Kinana said, and were combing the scene to find evidence at noon. Scenery Park is located in east London, a city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Kinana said the dead were between 18 and 20 years old.
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