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AFP
JOHANNESBURG
SOUTH AFRICAN university authorities said on Monday that the firebombing of an auditorium in Johannesburg was part of an"organised set of attacks" targeting educational institutions.
The overnight arson attack at the University of Johannesburg caused about 100 million rand ($640,000) damage, destroying an auditorium, computer laboratories and equipment.
No arrests have yet been made over the attack, which follows months of sporadic violence, protests and clashes at universities around S Africa.
A statement from the university said arsonists had"fire bombed" the 1,000-seater auditorium as well as computer laboratories full of equipment.
"This is just the latest in a set of criminal acts directed at our country's basic and higher education institutions," Vice-Chancellor Rensburg said.
"We are calling on the police, the intelligence services and the judiciary to re-double their efforts in getting to the bottom of this organised set of attacks."
South African universities were rocked last year by violent student protests over tuition fees, with many campuses temporarily shut down.
