Petrol bomb attack
Gauteng police recover 11 petrol bombs at taxi rank near Carletonville
Three houses were petrol-bombed during a protest in Thembelihle and Phomolong on Friday.
It’s understood police responded to a call of from a resident complaining about the noise in the area but when they arrived, their vehicles were stoned and petrol bombed.
A number of homes have been targeted in petrol bomb attacks in the so-called temporary relocation area.
The bodies of the three adults and two children were discovered on Thursday in what remained of a house in Pietermaritzburg. Police suspect a petrol bomb was thrown into the house.
Officers responded to a call on Thursday and found the house on fire when they arrived.