Hawks: Verulam Mosque device confirmed to be a bomb
The Hawks in KZN have confirmed that the device found at the Imam Hussain Mosque in Ottawa, near Verulam - north of Durban last night was indeed a bomb.
The device was found under the moulana’s chair at around 7pm, prompting an evacuation of the area and the deployment of the Explosives Unit.
It was removed from the premises at around midnight for further analysis.
The Hawks met with specialists who conducted the testing this morning.
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"They said it is indeed an explosive device that is designed to burn. But it is their area of expertise. They will go into detail on what ingredients or chemicals that were used to assemble the explosive," spokesperson, Simphiwe Mhlongo said.
The discovery came just days after Abbas Essop was killed in a knife attack there on Thursday. Two other people were hurt in that attack.