Pretoria [South Africa], December 7 (ANI): At least 12 people, including a three-year-old boy, were killed when gunmen opened fire inside a bar near Pretoria , South Africa, early Saturday morning, Al Jazeera reported.

A total of 25 people were shot in the attack at Saulsville township, about 18km west of the capital, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe confirmed that 14 wounded victims were rushed to the hospital. Among those killed were three minors -- the three-year-old child, a 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, according to Al Jazeera.

The shooting took place around 4:30 am (02:30 GMT) inside what authorities described as an "illegal shebeen," or bar, operating within a hostel. Mathe said three gunmen stormed in and "indi

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