Group
of NRIs opened fire and killed three following an
argument over the size of male genitals
Durban, South Africa, Sep 11 2008
Sunny Malhotra
On Wednesday night, at the Merseyside Restaurant and Bar at
the Queensmead Mall in Durban's Umbilo suburb, NRI and white man
were just in the washroom and NRI got an argument that his penis
was bigger than his (white person)
Later in the bar, vulgarities were exchanged and then a group
of five Indian men left the bar. All five returned with firearms,
opened fire and three victims aged between 30 and 55 years died
on the spot. Another two were rushed to St Augustine's Hospital
in a critical condition
On Thursday morning, five people were arrested in Phoenix area.
Two of those arrested were found in possession of firearms and
police believe that same weapons were used in the shooting
Superintendent Muzi Mngomezulu told media that this case may
be rcially motivated. One employee of the restaurant told media
that when NRI and white man returned from washroom, they told
the story to their friends and two groups began swearing at each
other before the group of five Indian men left the scene and all
returned with firearms.