Verulam mosque attack: MPs want mosque attack probe prioritised
Three knife-wielding men target a KwaZulu-Natal mosque; the motive for the attack is unknown
Parliament has called on the police to prioritise the investigation of Thursday afternoon’s fatal attack at a KwaZulu-Natal mosque. The motive for the attack is unknown‚ but police‚ private security and paramedics said that three men attacked Imam Hussain Mosque in Ottawa in Verulam‚ north of Durban. Two men had their throats slit and another was stabbed in the attack. One victim jumped from a side window of the building, which was set ablaze sending smoke billowing, said Prem Balram, a spokesman for Reaction Unit SA, a private emergency service that was among the first on the scene. "One of the three has just died on his way to hospital. The other two are in critical condition," Balram said. Police spokesman Captain Nqobile Gwala said: "They allegedly attacked three people and stabbed them. "They further set certain rooms alight and fled in their getaway vehicle. "There is a knife that was recovered at the scene. We believe the knife may have been used in the crime," Gwala said. Pa...
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