Two students drown in lake in Byndoor
Udupi (Karnataka), Sep 25: Two school students lost their lives while swimming in a lake in Yedthare village of this district, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased are Nagendra (13) and Shan Mohammad Shafan (13) said to be residents of the area.
According to police, the incident occurred shortly after the boys had completed their school exams on Tuesday. Eager for a break, they left home to swim in the nearby lake, a popular spot among the local youth.
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However, their recreational outing took a tragic turn. Both were students of Byndoor Government High School.
The police and fire brigade immediately launched a search operation on Tuesday night and retrieved the bodies.
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9 killed, 10 wounded in South African pub shooting
Johannesburg (AP): Nine people have died, and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 1 am in the township of Bekkersdal, which is located 46 kilometres (28 miles) west of Johannesburg. It is the second mass shooting to happen in South Africa in three weeks.
About 12 unknown suspects in a white mini-bus and a silver sedan opened fire at pub patrons at KwaNoxolo tavern, in the Tambo section of Bekkersdal and continued to shoot randomly as they fled the scene, according to police.
