Johannesburg, Feb. 4 -- Six Lesotho nationals were killed and several others injured in a shooting near the town of Meyerton in South Africa's Gauteng Province on Tuesday, local police said.

The victims were traveling in a minibus when it was ambushed by a group of suspects who opened fire on the vehicle without provocation, Gauteng Police Deputy Commissioner Fred Kekana said at the scene.

The injured are currently receiving treatment at a local hospital.

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