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| At least 17 found dead in South Africa nightclub | At least 17 found dead in South Africa nightclub |
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| At least 17 people have been found dead in a nightclub in South Africa's East London city, local media report. | At least 17 people have been found dead in a nightclub in South Africa's East London city, local media report. |
| Bodies were found at the Enyobeni Tavern early on Sunday and several others are said to have been injured. | Bodies were found at the Enyobeni Tavern early on Sunday and several others are said to have been injured. |
| "The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation as we speak," a police spokesman told the Newzroom Africa television channel. | "The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation as we speak," a police spokesman told the Newzroom Africa television channel. |
| "We do not want to make any speculations at this stage," Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said. | "We do not want to make any speculations at this stage," Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana said. |
| Relatives of the victims have been unable to see their bodies, reports say, and locals have called for the venue to be closed. | Relatives of the victims have been unable to see their bodies, reports say, and locals have called for the venue to be closed. |
| A large number of emergency service personnel are on the scene in the Eastern Cape province. | A large number of emergency service personnel are on the scene in the Eastern Cape province. |
| Eastern Cape Police Commissioner Nomthetheleli Lilian Mene is at the scene, and she told SABC News that "there was an alleged stamped inside the tavern". | Eastern Cape Police Commissioner Nomthetheleli Lilian Mene is at the scene, and she told SABC News that "there was an alleged stamped inside the tavern". |
| Brigadier Kinana told reporters most of those found dead were young adults aged between 18 and 20. | |
| Eyewitnesses told the Daily Dispatch newspaper that bodies were lying inside the venue as if they had collapsed on the floor. | |
| The BBC has been unable to verify this and details are still emerging. | The BBC has been unable to verify this and details are still emerging. |