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Durban – Residents of Wentworth are shocked after the explosion of an explosive device at a popular grocery store in Austerville Drive on Monday afternoon.
It is believed that members of the SAPS disposal unit rushed to the scene after being informed of a suspicious package that had been left in the store.
According to one source, a young man gave an envelope to the store manager.
"There was a letter saying that money had to be put in the envelope and left outside the supermarket otherwise a bomb would explode," said the source.
The boy told the director that the envelope had been given to him by a man he did not know.
The manager then took the boy to the Wentworth Police Station, a few meters from the store, and informed the police of the envelope and letter.
According to witnesses present at the scene, the bomb and K9 units arrived and cordoned off the area. They said that a black package had been found at the store's entrance.
Speaking to the Daily News, residents said they were shocked at what had happened.
"The staff was evacuated and three hours later we heard an explosion and people rushed to see what was going on," said a resident.
The incident comes as police have had to deal with a number of explosive devices since last week.
National Police spokesman Brigadier Vish Naidoo said; "It was a suspicious plot that turned out to be negative."
Daily News
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