Nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a bar outside Johannesburg early Sunday.
Police said this is the second of such shooting in South Africa this month.
Ten more were wounded in the early morning attack at the tavern in the impoverished Bekkersdal township in a gold mining area, southwest of the city.
It follows a shooting at a tavern near Pretoria on December 6 when gunmen killed a dozen people, including a three‑year‑old child.
Police initially said 10 people were killed when the Bekkersdal bar was attacked just before 1:00 am but later revised the toll downwards.
Deputy provincial police commissioner Major General Fred Kekana told newsmen that most of the attackers were armed wit pisols and one had an AK-47 rifle.
He said three people were killed inside the bar and others as they fled the scene, with the attackers continuing to shoot as they left.
Kekana said it was also reported that after they shot the people, they searched them taking away their valuables including cell phones.
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