Seven shot dead, three injured in alleged extortion-linked attack in Cape Town

(Firstpost) - Seven people were killed and three others wounded in a suspected extortion-linked mass shooting in Marikana near Cape Town, with police launching a manhunt for the gunmen

At least seven people were shot dead early Saturday in Marikana, a township outside Cape Town, after gunmen opened fire in what police believe is an extortion-related attack.

Police said the victims included one woman and six men aged 30 to 50. Three others were wounded in the shooting, which happened shortly after midnight.

“Police are investigating a shooting incident in Marikana that claimed the lives of seven people – one woman and six men aged between 30 and 50,” police said in a statement.