South African authorities investigating 21 teenagers found dead at an east coast tavern over the weekend said on Monday the youths were probably killed by something they ate, drank or smoked, ruling out the earlier-touted possibility of a stampede. Victims as young as 13Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana told Reuters that the youngest of the victims was a 13-year-old girl. It is illegal to serve drinks to those under 18 in South Africa. The tavern in question had its liquor licence revoked on Monday, Mgwebi Msiya, spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Liquor Board, said. "We are on our way to the tavern now to serve them with that suspension letter.

Source: CBC News June 27, 2022 17:01 UTC