JOHANNESBURG - The church leaders of the Pentecostal Holiness Church are speaking out a day after people were killed and some held hostage at the church headquarters in the west of Johannesburg.There has been an ongoing leadership battle since the founder of the church died in 2016.
The church’s spokesperson, Abiel Wessie, a priest, said the faction from the church’s Jerusalem branch was behind the attack. “They came in and forcefully wanted to take over the church. They came in and bulldozed the entrance. They used their bakkie to get through a gate that was locked. They managed to get access and others came through the back gate. They started to harass church members who were asleep at the time.”
#sapsGP Early hours this morning #SAPS was alerted to a hostage situation & shooting @ International Pentcost Holiness Church, Zuurbekom, 30 suspects arrested & seized more than 25 firearms. 5 fatalities are confirmed. The scene is still active with SAPS Hostage Negotiators. TM pic.twitter.com/5sMjYkYFjg
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