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| TB Joshua Lagos church collapse: Many South Africans dead | TB Joshua Lagos church collapse: Many South Africans dead |
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| At least 67 South Africans were killed when a church hostel belonging to Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua collapsed in Lagos last week, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has said. | |
| It is not clear how many people died overall, as the previous death toll was put at 60. | It is not clear how many people died overall, as the previous death toll was put at 60. |
| It is the deadliest incident involving South Africans abroad "in our recent history", Mr Zuma said. | It is the deadliest incident involving South Africans abroad "in our recent history", Mr Zuma said. |
| Mr Joshua, one of Nigeria's best-known evangelists, is popular across Africa. | |
| Nigerian authorities are often reluctant to release death tolls. | |
| The multi-story building served as a guesthouse on the campus of the televangelist's Synagogue, Church of All Nations. | |
| It was housing visitors from elsewhere in Nigeria and other countries. | |
| Mr Joshua had said a small plane had been circling over the building before it collapsed on Friday afternoon, and suggested it was an attempt on his life. | Mr Joshua had said a small plane had been circling over the building before it collapsed on Friday afternoon, and suggested it was an attempt on his life. |
| On Tuesday, however, a rescue official said the likeliest cause of the building's collapse was the construction of additional storeys without reinforcing the foundations. | On Tuesday, however, a rescue official said the likeliest cause of the building's collapse was the construction of additional storeys without reinforcing the foundations. |
| At least 130 people, including many foreigners, were pulled out of the rubble. | At least 130 people, including many foreigners, were pulled out of the rubble. |
| Mr Joshua, who is also known as the "Prophet", regularly preaches to large crowds at a mega-church in Lagos's Ikotun district. | |
| His followers in Nigeria and abroad believe he has the gifts of healing and prophecy. | His followers in Nigeria and abroad believe he has the gifts of healing and prophecy. |