Storey said he had asked them to vacate the church because "it is completely overcrowded, it’s not a safe environment. If there was a fire we would be left with people dead."

But the situation deteriorated when Storey handed the microphone to a Congolese clergyman who was due to address the crowd.
The Congolese priest was greeted with howls of protest before a woman climbed onto the stage and grabbed the microphone from him. Then a group of people started slapping and punching him.
"Then the others came for us," Chris Nissen, a senior official at South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), told AFP.
"To attack the archbishop is not only criminal, it's not only disrespectful but it's also ungrateful," said Nissen, who was also injured.
More than half a dozen people received head and face injuries and had to go to hospital for X-rays, said another rights official.

Storey described the scene as "pandemonium", adding: "The whole delegation was attacked".
The SAHRC condemned "the violent attack and assault" and called on the police to arrest the perpetrators.

Storey described the scene as "pandemonium", adding: "The whole delegation was attacked".
The SAHRC condemned "the violent attack and assault" and called on the police to arrest the perpetrators.

The refugees have now been taken to various police stations.
They were demanding the UNHCR help them move to other countries following xenophobic violence here.

Source: ENCA