Suspects arrested following looting of Somalian owned shops in PE

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Seven men have been arrested for looting and burning Somali-owned shops in Port Elizabeth.

Provincial Police spokesperson, colonel Sibongile Soci says all the suspects are in their late 20s and have been charged with public violence.
They are expected to appear in the New Brighton Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Soci said no new incidents had been reported and the police were closely monitoring the situation.

At least 10 shops in KwaZakhele and New Brighton were attacked at the weekend.

Brigadier Miranda Mills said two shops were looted and burnt in Ntintili street, and a car parked outside was also set alight.

Several other shops were targeted yesterday following the arrest of a Somali man accused of shooting dead a man outside a shop on Saturday evening.