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Two foreign shops petrol bombed in Gqeberha
Two foreign-owned Spaza shops were petrol bombed in Gqeberha on Wednesday night.
According to the police said one incident was reported in Zwide and another in Kwazakhele.
According to reports, this is after a motor vehicle accident between a taxi and an Audi in Durban Road in Korsten on Wednesday afternoon ended in taxis/cars being burnt and damaged.
It is alleged that at about 14:00 this afternoon, 13/10, a collision between the above-mentioned vehicles took place. It is further alleged that the driver of the taxi alighted and started to assault the driver of the Audi. Businessmen in the area immediately came to the assistance of the Audi driver. The Audi driver got into his vehicle and drove further up the road where his vehicle stalled. A group of taxi drivers attacked him and set his vehicle alight.
A retaliation between the businessmen and the taxi drivers ensued resulting in a total of 8 taxis being set alight, 2 taxis damaged and a civilian vehicle also set alight. All the taxis were stationary at the rank. No one sustained any injuries.
Police have opened a case of public violence. No arrests have been made as yet.
Police are, however, on high alert following Wednesday’s chaos in Korsten where eight taxi’s were torched and two vehicles damaged.
