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Traffic officials petrol-bombed
Middelburg has turned into a warzone with law enforcers receiving death threats.
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On Monday, two homes belonging to traffic officials were nearly set alight.
The first incident occurred in Drosdy Street in Nasaret at about 22:00.
According to Middelburg Police spokesperson Sgt Nonhlanhla Mdluli, the complainant was sleeping when he heard a noise outside his home.
He went outside to look around and found a broken bottle with petrol inside it, fortunately, no injuries were sustained, and his property was not damaged.
The second incident happened at about 22:15 in Rondebosch. The complainant was also sleeping when he heard a noise outside.
Upon investigation, he noticed smoke in his kitchen and found a petrol bomb, which had been thrown through his kitchen window.