Cape Times reports that fourteen people were treated for injuries, including burn wounds and shock, after the bus they were travelling in was petrol bombed in Pacaltsdorp, George on Wednesday morning.

The George municipality confirmed that a petrol bomb was thrown into a Go George bus in Protea Road, Pacaltsdorp. “According to early reports, 14 passengers have been taken to hospital by ambulance – five of them have been treated for burn wounds and nine for shock. The SA Police Service is investigating the incident,” the municipality advised in a statement. Mobility MEC Ricardo Mackenzie said the motive for the attack was unconfirmed. The bus service in the area and all other routes remains fully operational.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard at Cape Times
• Lees ook, Vyf beseer toe petrolbom in Wes-Kaapse bus beland, by Maroela Media

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