At least 18 dead in TWO mass shootings at bars in South Africa as gunmen burst in and spray bullets at drinkers

AT LEAST 18 people have died in two mass shootings at bars in South Africa. A group of gunmen opened fire “randomly” after bursting into one nightspot in Soweto, Johannesburg just after midnight. @Sicelo_MkhizeSA14 people have been shot dead at a bar in Soweto, South Africa[/caption] Twitter/france news 24Horrifying footage posted online shows the bodies of revellers on the floor[/caption] @Sicelo_MkhizeSAThe tragedy happened in the early hours of this morning[/caption] At least 14 people died in the shooting and ten others have been left injured, with three people fighting for their lives. Teenagers are among the casualties. The attackers fled in a white Toyota Quantum minibus. Horrifying footage posted online shows the bodies of revellers on the floor. Read more on world news COMBINE WARVESTER Putin ridiculed by MoD for deploying tanks 'designed to be TRACTORS' MAKING A SPLASH Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s palace & set PM's house on FIRE Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said: “Primary investigations suggest the people were enjoying themselves in the tavern. “They just came in and shot at them randomly.” Mawela added: “All of a sudden they heard some gunshots, that is when people tried to run out of the tavern. “We don’t have the full details at the moment of what is the motive, and why they were targeting these people. Most read in News PAW AND ORDER Warning as dog owners face £100 fine for common mistake while on a walk RED HOT Britain braced for hottest day EVER next week when temp could hit staggering 43C CRASH AND BERN Bernie Ecclestone in huge U-turn after saying he'd 'take a bullet for Putin' FARM HORROR Teenager dies after getting trapped in bale-wrapping machine on farm FIRST TO FOLD Bookies favourite pulls out of race to be PM as Rishi ‘urges Saj to back him’ HOSPITAL HORROR Knifeman kills 4 in hospital rampage as terrified medics and patients flee “You can see that a high caliber firearm was used and it was shooting randomly. “You can see that every one of those people were struggling to get out of the tavern.” Detectives are at the scene. Mawela said the horror shooting happened around 12.30am this morning. “Unfortunately, 12 died on the scene and another one died on arrival,” the cop said. “The 14th [victim] also died after admission. “The number of cartridges found on the scene indicated it was a group of people who shot at the patrons.” His detectives said the casualties are aged between 19 and 35, according to ENCA. DOUBLE HORROR Four people were also killed in a shooting at a Pietermaritzburg tavern in KwaZulu-Natal last night. Eight others were rushed to hospital. Two armed men in a VW Polo stormed into the tavern around 8.30pm before opening fire. It’s understood no arrests have yet been made in the two shootings. The double horror comes just a fortnight after 21 people died in a “poisoning” at a club in another South African city. Bodies were found “strewn across tables and chairs” after the tragedy, which happened as students celebrated the end of their exams with a party. There were “no visible injuries” to the bodies, which were discovered in Enyobeni Tavern in the coastal city of East London. Early reports suggested the deaths may have been caused by a stampede. However, the suggestion was quickly ruled out by Unathi Binqose, an Eastern Cape community and safety department official. “It’s difficult to believe it’s a stampede as there are no visible open wounds to those dead,” he said. “Parents whose children did not sleep home are gathered here and they want to enter the tavern to look for their loved ones.” The youngest victim was a 13-year-old girl. Read More on The Sun SEEING DOUBLE I'm mum to 'twins' born a week apart, they're not related but look so alike NOT SAFE FOR PLAY Our garden fence has been broken for months - my kids can't play outside Forensic pathologists have not yet concluded their reports. However, it’s believed the teens were killed by something they either inhaled or ingested.