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\u00a0A South African mosque where Shia Muslim worshippers were stabbed last week in an attack that police said displayed elements of extremism, was Sunday evacuated after a suspected bomb was found inside, police and private security said.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0A South African mosque where Shia Muslim worshippers were stabbed last week in an attack that police said displayed elements of extremism, was Sunday evacuated after a suspected bomb was found inside, police and private security said.<\/h4>\n

One worshipper martyred and two others were wounded in a knife attack in the same mosque last Thursday in Verulam on the outskirts of the eastern port city of Durban.<\/h4>\n

On Sunday private security responded to a call from worshippers who saw the suspicious device moments before they were to conduct evening prayers.<\/h4>\n

\u201cWe can confirm that there is a device that was found at the mosque. The bomb disposal unit is at the crime scene, they are going to tell us whether it is an explosive device or what kind of device it is,\u201d elite police unit spokesman Simple Mhlongo told AFP.<\/h4>\n

A private security official Prem Balram said worshippers had told him that \u201ca device that resembled a bomb\u201d which was attached to a phone and was connected into a \u201cwhite capsule via two cables was found under the chair at the prayer place, it was actually the moulana\u2019s chair,\u201d referring to the Muslim religious leader.<\/h4>\n

Speaking to the local eNCA television news network, Balram said the entire mosque and up to 40 homes in the vicinity were also evacuated for the safety of residents.<\/h4>\n

On Thursday, three attackers killed one man by slitting his throat and injured two others after midday prayers at the mosque.<\/h4>\n

No arrests have been made yet, but Mhlongo said last week\u2019s mosque attack showed \u201celements of extremism. \u2026 It shows hatred towards the worshippers,\u201d he said.<\/h4>\n

One Muslim leader said the mosque was targeted because it was a Shia place of worship that had received previous threats.<\/h4>\n

It is believed that the attack was carried out by three men described as \u201cEgyptian nationals\u201d wearing half balaclavas, who managed to flee in a white Hyundai Getz with no registration plates.<\/h4>\n

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