EAST LONDON , June 27 — At least 21 teenagers died over the weekend after a night out at a township tavern in South Africa, officials said yesterday.
Empty bottles of alcohol, wigs and even a pastel purple “Happy Birthday” sash were found strewn on the dusty street outside the double-storey Enyobeni Tavern, said Unathi Binqose, a safety government official who arrived at the scene at dawn. Among the senior government officials who rushed to the southern city was Police Minister Bheki Cele.“It’s a terrible scene,” he told reporters.
“This child, we were not thinking was going to die this way. This was a humble child, respectful,” said grieving mother Ntombizonke Mgangala, standing next to her husband outside the morgue.He voiced concern “about the reported circumstances under which such young people were gathered at a venue which, on the face of it, should be off-limits to persons under the age of 18”.South Africa is among the countries in Africa where most alcohol is consumed.
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