Two Molotov cocktails were thrown in the vicinity of the Suriname Embassy early yesterday morning.
Regional Commander of Region 4 (a) Senior Superintendent Phillip Azore explained to this newspaper that after thorough investigations conducted by senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force, it was confirmed that the incendiary devices were thrown in the vicinity of the embassy, which is located at the corner of Anira and New Garden streets, in Queenstown, Georgetown.
A Molotov cocktail is a crude fire bomb typically consisting of a bottle filled with flammable liquid using a wick as means of ignition.
A resident of the area described the scene in front of the embassy hours after the ‘cocktails’ were thrown in the direction of the embassy. “I come home … and see a set of people gang up by the embassy but I didn’t know wah di going on… I thought it was a robbery or something cuz we have a lot of that in the area, but is till after I understand wah happen,” the man stated.
Stabroek News visited the embassy in an attempt to speak to senior officials to get an understanding of what exactly took place, but officials declined to make any comment to this newspaper.
The incident is being investigated by the Major Crimes Unit of the GPF.
