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Bekkersdal shooting crime scene.
Gauteng Deputy Police Commissioner Major General Fred Kekana says a team of investigators is probing whether the 11 suspects arrested at a house in Bekkersdal could be linked to the murder of 10 people at a local tavern last Sunday.
The 11 suspects comprise of nine undocumented Lesotho nationals and one undocumented Mozambican national.
They were arrested at a house in Bekkersdal on Wednesday morning. During the arrest police recovered one AK47, pistols and ammunition.
Police have also arrested a South African national, who is a mineworker and owns the house where the suspects were arrested.
Kekana says suspects will appear in court soon.
JUST IN | Police have arrested 11 suspects in connection with the Bekkersdal tavern mass shooting, which left ten people dead. pic.twitter.com/3ZZENYwyHM
— SABC News (@SABCNews) December 24, 2025
