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Suspect in mass shootings in South Africa that left 18 dead abandons his bail application

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Siphosoxolo Myekethe is charged with 18 counts of murder and illegal possession of a firearm.

He is accused of killing the victims with an AK-47 -style rifle.

The mass shootings happened last month in a village in the rural outskirts of Lusikisiki in Eastern Cape province.

South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

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89

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91

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64

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formal

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English

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45

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offensive

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short-lived

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