ATHENS: At least two people died and several were injured on Saturday, state media reported, in a shooting on the Greek island of Crete suspected to be linked to a family vendetta.
State news agency ANA said at least two people, including a 50-year-old woman, were killed after gunmen opened fire on houses in the central village of Vorizia, some 52 kilometers (32 miles) southwest of the island capital Iraklio.
At least 10 more people were injured, ANA reported.
The incident occurred hours after a house under construction was targeted with an explosive device, the agency said.
Armed police launched an operation to secure the area so ambulances could pick up the injured, state TV ERT said.
Illegal gun ownership is rife on Crete, and family vendettas are common on the island.
Last Sunday, a 23-year-old shot and killed a 52-year-old man during a village celebration in western Crete.
Two dead, more injured in suspected Greek vendetta shooting
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Two dead, more injured in suspected Greek vendetta shooting
- Gunmen opened fire on houses in the central village of Vorizia
- The incident occurred hours after a house under construction was targeted with an explosive device
South Africa police arrest Mugabe’s son after gardener shot
- A police spokeswoman declined to identify the suspects
- Several South African media outlets reported that one of them was Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe
JOHANNESBURG: The youngest son of former Zimbabwean ruler Robert Mugabe has been arrested after a gardener was shot at his South Africa home on Thursday, media reported.
Police said they had detained two men on charges of attempted murder after the shooting in a wealthy suburb north of Johannesburg.
A police spokeswoman declined to identify the suspects but several South African media outlets reported that one of them was Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe.
Photographs on the IOL News X feed showed pictures of Mugabe, 29, in handcuffs and being escorted by police.
He is the youngest son of Robert Mugabe, the late Zimbabwe president who was ousted in a 2017 military takeover after 37 years in power.
The gardener was in a critical condition, police said.
“The motive of the shooting is unknown at this stage and police investigations are underway,” Col. Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said.
The former president’s two sons with Grace Mugabe, Robert Jr and Bellarmine, sometimes live in Johannesburg where they have a reputation for partying.
In 2019, Grace was accused of attacking an employee at the family home in Zimbabwe with a shoe in 2017.
Nicknamed “Gucci Grace” for her lavish lifestyle, she was also accused of assaulting a model with a power cable in Johannesburg the same year.
Robert Jr, 33, appeared in a Harare court in October last year charged with possession of cannabis, which he denies.
