Verulam mosque attack is unjustified: Police Portfolio Committee
The Portfolio Committee on Police has called on the SA police to prioritise the investigation into an attack on a mosque in Verulam that resulted in the death of one person.
Worshippers at the Imam Hussain Mosque in Ottawa were attacked by knife-wielding assailants yesterday afternoon.
Three people were rushed to hospital with serious injuries. One of them died later.
The motive for the attack has not yet been established.
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Committee Chairperson, Francois Beukman has condemned the attack - saying they are shocked by what happened yesterday.
"The mosque is a religious institution. South Africa's constitution protects the right to religious practices. This kind of attack on three innocent people is totally unjustified. We want our communities to live in harmony, practice their religion without fear," Beukman said.
The committee has also sent its condolences to the family of the man who has died.
Meanwhile, one of the two men who survived the Verulam mosque attack has been discharged from hospital.