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| 'Elements of extremism' involved in South Africa mosque attack: police |
| 2018-05-12 |
| [DAWN] South African police hunting for three men who stabbed worshippers at a mosque outside Durban said on Friday that the attackers' motive was unknown but "elements of extremism" were involved. Three attackers killed one worshipper, reported to be a holy man, and seriously injured two others after midday prayers on Thursday at a mosque in Verulam town, on the outskirts of the eastern port city. The assailants, who also set off a petrol bomb inside the Shia mosque, escaped in a car after the attack. "There are elements of extremism because the incident happened in a place of worship and the manner in which it was conducted," Simphiwe Mhlongo, front man for the Hawks police unit, told AFP. "It shows hatred towards the worshippers." Mhlongo stressed that the motive for the attack was still unknown, adding that a major hunt was under way to find the attackers. |
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