South Africa police try to unravel mystery of tavern deaths

Yellow police tape now cordons off the drinking place in the South African city of East London where 21 teenagers died in unexplained circumstances.

Some family members of the victims have been gathering at the tavern to try and find out the latest news.His 17-year-old daughter, Sinako, snuck out of her home on Saturday night but never returned. The youngest of those who died was 13 and the oldest was 17, according to Police Minister Bheki Cele - but a detailed list of the victims has not yet been produced.Image caption,"The venue was packed. Entrance was free... and free alcohol was also being dished out. We started drinking and having fun with others," a 16-year-old girl who did not want to be named told the BBC.

"They die[d] as they danced. They dance, fall, and die - literally. Others would just feel dizzy, sleep on the sofa, [and] die," South African website News24 quotes Mr Cele as saying on Monday. It is not clear why there were so many young people there on Saturday night. The owner has been quoted in local media as saying they had come to celebrate the end of school exams, having gone there after a "pens down" party ended elsewhere.Two of the victims died either on the way to hospital or in hospital, but the other 19 died inside the venue itself.On Monday afternoon, community members gathered in a church hall near the tavern for a subdued prayer service.

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