Two sites in Athlone and Crawford were still being combed for clues on Friday after a car caught fire and a Woolworths shop window was smashed – possibly both after explosions.<\/p>\n
A VW Golf caught fire at around 11.15pm in Belgravia Road, outside Belgravia Autos, and the Woolworths incident followed about 10 minutes later in Kromboom Road, near Jan Smuts Drive.<\/p>\n
The two addresses are a few minutes’ walk from each other.<\/p>\n
Woolworths reported a large shop window had been smashed, and no injuries had been sustained.<\/p>\n
Near the store are a video shop and three ATMS – and there was widespread speculation on Friday morning about whether the explosion could have been a typical \u201cATM-bombing\u201d.<\/p>\n
A resident near the first scene , who asked not to be named, said: \u201cMy neighbour is building, and it was quite loud – I thought maybe one of their new windows had broken.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was frightened to go too close, but I stood in my garden in my gown and saw lots of cars going to the scene,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Police would not confirm on Friday whether the incidents were \u201cpipe bombs\u201d, as widely speculated.<\/p>\n
Source: IOL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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