The Shia mosque in Cape Town has beefed up security as concerns rise over safety following a deadly attack on a mosque in Verulam north of Durban earlier this month.
One person was killed and two wounded in an attack by knife-wielding men who also set the mosque alight.
A few days later, a device which the Hawks confirmed to be a bomb, was found in the mosque.
The Shia community is a minority group among Muslims.
Head of Cape Town’s only Shia mosque in Ottery, Moulana Sayed Aftab Haider says, “We are trying to be as cautious as possible. We are trying our best to avoid any possible incident or unfortunate incident and yes we have tightened our security. We have alerted law enforcement agencies around here also to keep an eye on any activity or anything which can be suspected of any problem.”
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