Limpopo police have arrested 23 members of the InternationalPentecostal Holiness Church for various offences including public violence.
This emanated from an incident on Saturday afternoon at Danisanivillage, said spokesperson, Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said.
"It is alleged that two rival groups had an altercation during a church service where some members went on the rampage and started assaulting several people and damaged vehicles which were parked within the church premises," he said.
Ngoepe said during the arrests, police confiscated more than 20petrol bombs, a knife, four "big sticks", and a five-litre container.
Two two church members were taken to hospital after sustaining serious injuries.
Ngoepe said the arrested congregants will appear in court on Monday.
- African News Agency (ANA)
