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Suspected arson attack at South African mosque
2:14 CAT | 25 Jul 2018
Image: Twitter
A fire broke out early this morning at a mosque in a residential area in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban, in a suspected arson attack, local media report.
The fire has been extinguished and the police explosives unit has arrived at the Masjid-e-Mukhtar mosque in Croftdene, declaring it a crime scene.
Saleem Adam‚ a local Muslim leader‚ told South Africa’s Times Live news site that those first at the scene had spotted three men jumping over a wall and fleeing.
In May, at least one man was killed in a knife attack at the mosque in Verulam, a town about 30km (18.6 miles) north of Durban.
In June, two men were killed, also in a knife attack, at a mosque near Cape Town.
The motive for the attacks are unclear.
A journalist with Times Live has tweeted a video from the scene of the latest attack:
#MosqueFire – this is a look at the Masjid-e-Mukhtar from the road in Croftdene pic.twitter.com/FpeARUnpBN
— Jeff Wicks (@wicks_jeff) July 25, 2018
The @SAPoliceService Explosives Unit has arrived at the #MosqueFire @yasantha @andrejurgens pic.twitter.com/g2zmgKrdGv
— Jeff Wicks (@wicks_jeff) July 25, 2018
Source: BBC
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