The mysterious death of 21 young people in the southern South African city of East London. They  found dead in a nightclub in the city.

The incident took place at a nightclub on the coast of the Indian Ocean,

about a thousand kilometers south of the country’s commercial capital,

Johannesburg. News Al Jazeera.

Security officials denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar,

baseless allegations concerning security forces have  made more than once.

He said it was hard to believe they had trampled to death. Because no such injuries were  on their bodies.

However, empty bottles of alcohol and wigs  found scattered all over the place. The cause of their death can  confirmed only through postmortem.

The bodies  scattered on tables, chairs and floors, local media DispatchLive reported. However, there is no clear sign of injury in them.

Relatives of the victims gathered outside the club

Upon receiving the news, senior government officials rushed to the spot. Home Minister Veki Cell came out after visiting the morgue and broke down in tears.

“It’s a terrible scene,” he told reporters. They are quite young. Some of them are 13 or 14 years old. If you see this situation, you will not be able to hold yourself.

Provincial Prime Minister Oscar Mabuane said in the context of the incident, absolutely unbelievable; Thus losing the lives of so many young people! He also condemned excessive drinking.

German President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Germany on the sidelines of the G7 summit, expressed his condolences.

The provincial government of the Eastern Cape said six girls and 13 boys had died. The bodies of 18 people found inside the nightclub.

The rest died at the hospital. Parents and officials said the victims were probably celebrating a ‘pain down’ party as school exams ended.

Alcohol allowed for people over the age of 18 in Township Tavern. The law, however,  not always enforced.

However, the authorities are considering whether the liquor licensing regulations will  amended in this case. South Africa has the highest alcohol consumption among any African country.

An AFP correspondent reported that as investigators were transporting the bodies to the morgue,

large crowds, including parents, gathered outside the nightclub in east London.🔱