Sunday’s attack in Eastern Cape province highlights country’s problems with violent crime
Eight people were killed and three others wounded when gunmen opened fire at a birthday party in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, local officials said.
The gunmen fled after the attack and no arrests have been made, police said. They are investigating the circumstances and possible motives for the attack. Police have not named the victims but confirmed the owner of the house was among them. Four attacks within days in July focused attention on the problem. In the most serious incident, gunmen used automatic rifles and handguns to kill 15
The continued inability of the country’s police forces to enforce the rule of law in parts of the country has led to fierce criticism from opponents and some allies of the ruling African National Congress, which has been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994.
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