WATCH | Chaos in Cape Town as pro-Palestine supporters descend on Sea Point before pro-Israel prayer meeting

12 November 2023 - 17:06 By TimesLIVE

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An impromptu march by pro-Palestine supporters turned chaotic on the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town on Sunday.

Several media reported that stun grenades were used and pro-Palestine supporters were sprayed with water canons after a pro-Israeli event was set to be held in the area.

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Two firearms were believed to have been seized and several people were arrested.

Cape Town-based media reported the chaos broke out ahead of a pro-Israel Christian organisation's plan to hold a prayer meeting on the promenade on Sunday afternoon. The prayer meeting is reported to have been cancelled.

On Saturday, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Cape Town, calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to shut down Israel's embassy in South Africa in protest against the ongoing attacks in Gaza.

Videos doing the rounds on social media show chaotic scenes in Sea Point on Sunday.

Thousands had taken to the streets of Cape Town on Saturday in solidarity with Palestine over the war and attack by Israel in the past month.
Image: X/@MbalulaFikile

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Pro-Palestine supporters have descended upon the streets of Sea Point in solidarity with the besieged people of Palestine. The impromptu march comes after a pro-Israeli prayer meeting was set to be held in the area earlier today.

Photo: VOCfm#Palestine #COCT pic.twitter.com/0WmMbA1Yi8
— Voice of the Cape (@VOCfm) November 12, 2023

Chaotic scenes are playing out at the Sea Point promenade in Cape Town where several pro-Palestine supporters are being sprayed with water canons. This comes after a pro-Israeli event was set to be held in the area. - Via @VOCfm https://t.co/yIImt8rYwV pic.twitter.com/P9MVyfL0S7
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) November 12, 2023

Moreover, SAPS said two firearms were seized and seven people arrested during the commotion.

Photo: VOCfm#Palestine #COCT #March #SeaPoint pic.twitter.com/KUup4rtd4R
— Voice of the Cape (@VOCfm) November 12, 2023

No one bothered or intimidated the pro Palestine supporters who marched through the @CityofCT yesterday! And yet today in Sea Point a Christian rally in solidarity with Israel has been violently disrupted and @SAPoliceService ordered it be called off! Free speech? Democracy? pic.twitter.com/hOFNYy12by
— Amanda Viljoen (@amanda__viljoen) November 12, 2023

Steer clear of Sea Point Promenade homies. 📛

Stun grenades have been deployed and there’s heavy confrontation at the protest action. 💣 pic.twitter.com/s67LAmFJkw
— Dylan Moore (@MrCPT) November 12, 2023