South Africa: Muslim Community Buries 2 Men Killed in Malmesbury Mosque Attack

The two men who died after an attack at a Malmesbury mosque in Cape Town were laid to rest on Thursday.

Ismail Bassa, 74, and a Somali national Sayaad Hitig, were killed while worshipping at the mosque for Itikaaf - a religious practice where men live and pray at the mosque for the last 10 days of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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