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At least 11 dead in mass shooting at house party in South Africa
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The clear picture
What happened
Al Jazeera reports that armed men opened fire at a house party in a Durban township, killing 11 people, including a pregnant woman. BBC News says police believe one victim was pregnant.
Latest development
Al Jazeera identifies the setting as a Durban township house party and says multiple armed men opened fire.
Known / unclear
Coverage expanded from 2 to 3 attributed publishers.
Who carried out the shooting, and have police identified a motive or suspects?
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Sources
Compiled from 3 independent publishers Al Jazeera · BBC News · Sky News
BBC News attributes the pregnant-victim detail to police and describes it as a belief; Al Jazeera presents a pregnant woman among the 11 killed. The supplied reports do not otherwise provide conflicting casualty figures.
Bottom line
The new Durban-location and armed-men details establish a more specific incident profile, but attribution and motive remain entirely unreported.
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- Headline updated
Armed men open fire at a house party in a Durban township, killing a pregnant woman and 10 others.
3 sources at this update - Headline updated
One of those killed is believed to be a pregnant woman, police said.
2 sources at this update - First reported
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a house party in South Africa.
1 source at this update