Explosive device found at Durban Woolworths store after Umhlanga hoax
SAPS spokesperson Brig Vish Naidoo confirmed that a device had been found and that it had been neutralised
Woolworths has confirmed that another incendiary device was found at a Durban store on Thursday. Spokesperson Kirsten Hewett said: "We can confirm another incendiary device was found in our West Street store today. As a precautionary measure‚ we immediately evacuated the store in order to ensure the safety of our people and our customers. Authorities have been called in to investigate. "We are shocked by the recent incidences in KwaZulu-Natal‚ both within our stores as well as in the broader community. We have already put in place numerous protection and detection measures to ensure the safety of our people and our customers." In the past two weeks several incendiary devices were planted at other Woolworths stores in the city as well as at the Vodacom Durban July. Those devices‚ rudimentary in nature‚ have since been triggered and caused minor fires. Hewett said a team comprising the South African Police Service (SAPS)‚ the Hawks and their own internal investigators were working clo...
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