{"id":1872,"date":"2014-09-17T07:11:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T07:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=1872"},"modified":"2014-09-17T07:11:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T07:11:36","slug":"67-safricans-died-in-synagogue-building-collapse-zuma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=1872","title":{"rendered":"67 S\u2019Africans died in Synagogue building collapse \u2013Zuma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"nrelate_flyout_placeholder\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_1873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1873\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/President-Jacob-Zuma-360x225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1873\" alt=\"President Jacob Zuma\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/President-Jacob-Zuma-360x225-300x187.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/President-Jacob-Zuma-360x225-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/President-Jacob-Zuma-360x225-128x80.jpg 128w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/President-Jacob-Zuma-360x225.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Jacob Zuma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sixty-seven South Africans died in the building collapse that occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria, President Jacob Zuma said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Scores more sustained injuries when the six-storey building belonging\u00a0\u00a0 to the church collapsed on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Zuma said \u201d This is a\u00a0\u00a0 particularly difficult\u00a0\u00a0 time for South Africa. Not in the recent history of our country have we had this large number of our people die in one incident outside the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with the families, friends and colleagues that have lost their loved ones in this heart-breaking tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole nation shares the pain of the mothers, fathers, daughters and sons who have lost their loved ones. We are all in grief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zuma, according to timeslive.co.za, said he had directed various government departments to ensure that relatives of the deceased were taken to Nigeria to identify their loved ones\u2019 bodies.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the government wanted to ensure that the bodies were repatriated as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Zuma thanked the families of the deceased and the Nigerian government for their co-operation with the South African government.<\/p>\n<p>He also extended his condolences to Nigeria and all other nations affected by this tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay the souls of the departed compatriots rest in peace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixty-seven South Africans died in the building collapse that occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria, President Jacob Zuma said in a statement on Tuesday. Scores more sustained injuries when the six-storey building belonging\u00a0\u00a0 to the church collapsed on Friday. Zuma said \u201d This is a\u00a0\u00a0 particularly difficult\u00a0\u00a0 time for South Africa. 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