Seventeen people found dead in South African nightclub

Police in southern city of East London launch investigation and rule out stampede

At least 17 young people were found dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa's southern city of East London on Sunday, police said.

We got a report about 17 (people) that died in a local tavern in Scenery Park which is based in East London," said Thembinkosi Kinana, a provincial police spokesperson brigadier. We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident."