CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire on a group enjoying a party inside, killing at least 11 people including a pregnant woman, police and local authorities said Wednesday.Three others were wounded in the late-night mass shooting Tuesday in KwaMakhutha township, which is located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of the city of Durban on the east coast. The motive for the shooting wasn't known, but some of the shooting victims were known to authorities as part of investigations into criminal activity, police said. Police didn’t give out any more information on those investigations, saying it could compromise them.“Although the motive of the shooting cannot be confirmed yet, (a) feud between rival groupings cannot be ruled out,” the South African Police Service said in a statement.Ten people, including the pregnant woman, died at the scene and an 11th was declared dead at a hospital. Authorities didn't immediately give out details on the condition of the three people who were wounded.Police said they were searching for three men and no arrests had been made, but the acting national police ...

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