Police in the Western Cape are investigating two cases of murder following the petrol bombing of a double-decker bus that killed two passengers on Tuesday night in Strand.<\/p>\n
Police spokeswoman Constable Noloyiso Rwexana said several cases of attempted murder were also being investigated.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the reports, a bus traveling on the Onverwacht Street, Lwandle was thrown with petrol bombs. Two people were fatally injured and about 11 people are injured,\u201d said Rwexana.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe circumstances surrounding this incident are being investigated. Cases of murder and attempted murder are under investigation. No one has been arrested at this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak said that apart from the two men who died, there were 32 passengers who were injured in the petrol bomb attack.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the evening, the City of Cape Town\u2019s mayoral committee member for safety and security, Jean-Pierre Smith, said two fire engines and a rescue vehicle were dispatched to extinguish a fire caused by the petrol bomb attack.<\/p>\n
He said their emergency services treated four people who had sustained critical burn wounds on the scene, before transporting them to hospital.<\/p>\n
Scores of other passengers seated on the top deck of the bus were also being treated for burn wounds at various hospitals.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s madness. It\u2019s just too horrible. This is a long distance bus\u2026and somewhere there is a mother or daughter or sister waiting for these two men who burnt to death,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever the motives of this deranged person of persons are that threw this petrol bomb, it\u2019s too awful for words and I hope SAPS [SA Police Service] catch them quickly.<\/p>\n
InterCape released a short statement after the attack confirming \u201cone of its coaches was petrol bombed in Strand\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incident is being investigated and the motive for this horrendous attack is not yet clear,\u201d the long distance bus company said.<\/p>\n
Source: ANA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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