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Police confirmed that the \u2018homeowner is among the deceased\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe owner of the house was celebrating his birthday when two unknown gunmen entered the yard\u201d on Sunday evening \u201cand started shooting at the guests,\u201d police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
As at the time this report was filed, the motive of the attack was yet unknown.<\/p>\n
Nomthetheleli Mene, the provincial police chief for the Eastern Cape province, condemned the killings as \u201ca blatant disregard for human life\u201d.<\/p>\n
An investigation into the attack has been launched, and police have said that a manhunt for the perpetrators is underway.<\/p>\n
Later Monday morning, Police Minister Bheki Cele, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, and crime experts were set to visit the scene of the attack.<\/p>\n
South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, fueled by gang violence and alcohol.<\/p>\n
Last year, nearly two dozen people were killed in a series of shootings at different bars in working-class suburbs of Johannesburg and the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg.<\/p>\n
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