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South Africa: Fatal shooting inside mosque leaves two dead, one arrested

Two people were shot dead when they attempted to commit a robbery at a Muslim mosque in Kensington, Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. The police confirmed on Thursday that a third suspect was arrested during the foiled robbery.

“While police attended to the crime scene, an unknown person or persons started shooting. During the shootout, two people including a police officer sustained gunshot wounds.”, provincial police spokesperson said.

“One suspect was arrested and two cases of murder and attempted murder, as well as attempted business robbery have been opened for further investigations.”, the spokesperson added.

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