Shooting from South Africa: Eleven taxi drivers killed in an ambush

Gunmen from South Africa killed 11 taxi drivers in an ambush, police said.

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. Minibus taxis are the most popular means of transportation among the 55 million inhabitants of South Africa

The police spokesman, Brigadier Jay Naicker said the vehicle was attacked between the towns of Colenso and Weenen in the coastal province.

"The vehicle was ambushed: 11 people were killed and four were seriously injured and hospitalized," he told reporters: "There has been a lot of violence in taxis in the area.

Targeted attack comes several days after deadly shooting in the capital Johannesburg, South African media reported.

Within a week, a taxi owner was shot dead in his vehicle and two others were killed while others were killed while traveling under police escort

Ten people were also killed in riot-related violence between minibus drivers in Cape Town over a weekend. end in May