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News24 reports that a further eight bodies believed to be illegal miners were found in Benoni on Monday afternoon, police said. This came after six others were found on Sunday.
Police said gang rivalry was believed to have been the motive behind the killings. In a statement, police said it appeared as though the victims were either killed with a sharp object or shot before their bodies were dumped. It is unknown where they were killed. On Sunday, it was reported that the first six bodies were found with gunshot wounds next to a railway line in Benoni.
- Read this report by James de Villiers in full at News24
- See too, Preliminary investigations reveal Benoni illegal miners were stabbed, shot, at EWN
- And also, Phahlane slams murder of illegal miners in Benoni, at SABC News
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