At least 20 die in South African club; cause still unknown
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP
Last updated: 5 hours ago
At least 20 people that could be aged between 15 and 20 have died at a township pub in South Africa's southern city of East London.
On Sunday, mortuary vehicles were lined up in the residential area of Scenery Park.
A crowd of parents and onlookers had gathered outside the club looking for their loved ones.
The victims that were found showed no visible open wounds, prompting the provincial community and safety department official to rule out a stampede as the cause of death. Empty bottles of alcohol, wigs and even a pastel purple "Happy Birthday" sash lay strewn on the dusty street outside the double-storey Enyobeni Tavern, according to Unathi Binqose, a safety government official who arrived at the scene at dawn.
"Forensic (investigators) will take samples and test to see if there was any poisoning of any sort," he said.
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https://www.africanews.com/2022/06/2...still-unknown/
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP
Last updated: 5 hours ago
At least 20 people that could be aged between 15 and 20 have died at a township pub in South Africa's southern city of East London.
On Sunday, mortuary vehicles were lined up in the residential area of Scenery Park.
A crowd of parents and onlookers had gathered outside the club looking for their loved ones.
The victims that were found showed no visible open wounds, prompting the provincial community and safety department official to rule out a stampede as the cause of death. Empty bottles of alcohol, wigs and even a pastel purple "Happy Birthday" sash lay strewn on the dusty street outside the double-storey Enyobeni Tavern, according to Unathi Binqose, a safety government official who arrived at the scene at dawn.
"Forensic (investigators) will take samples and test to see if there was any poisoning of any sort," he said.
...
https://www.africanews.com/2022/06/2...still-unknown/
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