Five people have been killed and dozens arrested in an ongoing church massacre in Johannesburg.

[Meria]

The bloodbath took place at the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Zuurbekom, and specialised police and a heavily-armed national defence force remain at the scene.

It is believed the killings came amid a leadership battle at the church, as officers scrambled to the church at 3am local time following reports that 200 people were taken hostage.


Four people were discovered 'shot and burned to death in a car' and a security guard was shot dead in another car, a statement said.

Six other people were also injured in the attack.

 

[zapp_brannigan]

Birrionaires buy double cabin ya Mercedes only to realise it's a rebadged Nissan Navara .

 

[Ice_Cube]

Birrionaires buy double cabin ya Mercedes only to realise it's a rebadged Nissan Navara .

Like the jeep Renegade that comes with an engine made by Fiat. Deep down it is a Fiat

 

[mzeiya]

WT-actual-F!

 

[Ice_Cube]

It is believed the killings came amid a leadership battle at the church,

Just like cooperate boardroom wars and takeovers

 

[Andrew Karanja]

Churches have become cartels. South Africa has alway been a very weird country, internally violent, but somehow prosperous.

 

[shocks]

Wueh, I wounder how much was at stake, kwani hii kanisa ina mali kiasi gani