JOHANNESBURG: Two people were killed and 34 others injured in a Molotov cocktail attack on a bus at the Strand seaside resort in South Africa, local officials said in a statement.

“At this stage the reason behind this callous attack is still unknown,” the statement from the Cape Town municipality said.

The early evening attack on a bus in the town 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Cape Town resulted in “the death of two passengers while 34 were seriously injured,” the statement added.