At least 20 people have died of unknown causes at a party at a nightclub in the South African city of East London. The cause of death is still unknown, but the bodies show no external injuries. Mass panic is out of the question.
Officials first confirmed to the AFP news agency that 17 bodies had been found in the nightclub. “Three of the injured have died in hospital and two are still in a very critical condition,” said Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe, head of the provincial government’s security service.
Cause of death mysterious
A police spokesperson said the dead were between the ages of 18 and 20. An official from the Eastern Cape province ruled out a stampede as the cause. “It is hard to believe that this is the case, as there are no visible open wounds in the dead,” said Unathi Binqose.
Local newspaper DispatchLive reported: “The bodies lie on tables, chairs and the floor with no apparent signs of injury.”
Local television showed police officers trying to calm a crowd outside the nightclub. “Parents whose children have not slept at home have gathered here,” Binqose said. Apparently it was a party after the high school exams.
Source: Krone
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