WATCH | Tavern massacre: 17 dead at place that previously claimed two lives
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When gunmen stormed a tavern in Wedela in the west of Johannesburg and killed 17 people on Saturday night, it was the second time a deadly shooting happened in the same establishment in two months.
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When gunmen stormed a tavern in Wedela in the west of Johannesburg and killed 17 people on Saturday night, it was the second time a deadly shooting happened in the same establishment in two months.
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