Seven Dead In Horrific Hostel Shooting

Seven men died in a shooting at the Glebelands Hostel in Durban, South Africa on Saturday morning.

Police in KwaZulu-Natal said they opened a docket "containing seven counts of murder and two attempted murders" following a shooting incident at the hostel in the early hours of Saturday. 

“At 2.45 am this morning, nine men aged between 20 and 40 were consuming alcohol in a room at block 57 at the Glebelands Hostel when unknown gunmen opened fire on them before fleeing the scene.” a police statement read.

“Seven of the victims died on the scene while two were transported to hospital with serious injuries.”

According to reports, the motive for the shooting is yet unknown. 

Detectives from the provincial task team have also been instructed to probe the incident.