Shia Muslim cleric Ali Nchinyane is in no doubt that the attackers at the Imam Hussain Mosque wanted to kill him, saying, "They wanted my blood." Nchinyane survived a knife-attack at the mosque in Ottawa, KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. In a moment he said marked the line between life and death, Nchiyane grappled with one of the three men who had stormed the mosque intent on killing him. "Whether I was the target or our building was, I don’t know … but I do know for certain that this was not a robbery, these men did not come here to steal things," he said. "He said he wanted to kill me and I grabbed his knife. He shouted at me to let it go and I told him that I would let go when he unhanded me. In that moment I know he wanted to take my life." It is understood that the trio, dressed in traditional Muslim attire, arrived at the mosque after midday prayers had drawn to a close. The caretaker and muzzien (the man tasked with leading the call to prayer), Muhammad Ali, had noticed the men at ...
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