Three Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monks killed in South Africa monastery
Al Jazeera
A 35-year-old male suspect has been arrested but police say the motive for the fatal stabbings is still unclear.
Three Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monks have been stabbed to death in a monastery in South Africa.
A 35-year-old man was arrested in connection with the killings, police said on Wednesday, but they were still to establish a motive for the crime, in Gauteng province.
The suspect, whose name was not made public, was due to be arraigned in court on Thursday.
The three monks were murdered on Tuesday inside the Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Samuel the Confessor Monastery in Cullinan, a town 50km (30 miles) northeast of the capital, Pretoria, police said.
“Three victims were found with stab wounds while the fourth victim that survived alleged that he was hit by an iron rod on his hand before fleeing and hiding in one of the rooms,” the police statement said.
