By
Stabroek
staff |
Friday,
May 28, 2010
An Annandale family
has been left to
contemplate who would
want to harm them after
their house became the
target of a ‘channa
bomb’ attack in the
early morning hours of
Wednesday and they have
offered a reward of $1
million for information
that would lead to the
arrest of the
attacker/s.
The
window through which
one of the two
‘channa bombs’ was
thrown by unknown
person’s.
Navin and Naomi Ali
of 191 Narine Street,
Annandale, East Coast
Demerara said they
cannot think of why
anyone would want to
attack them in such a
manner. At around 02.30
hrs, two ‘channa
bombs’ were thrown at
their house.
One of the devices
was thrown through a
front window, breaking
two louvre panes and
causing a curtain and an
altar, which were in the
corner of the living
room, to catch afire.
The second device was
thrown at the front
balcony and Ali
speculated that the
intention might have
been to break the glass
which gives access to
the roof.
The
altar which caught
fire after one of the
bombs entered the
house and ignited the
curtains.
Ali who owns and
operates a vehicular
spray painting business
below his house said he
has been living in the
area for 13 years and
could not think of any
reason why anyone would
do such a thing.
His wife added, “We
don’t have enemies and
we don’t have any idea
why someone would want
to do us anything.”
The incident she said
had her worried and had
traumatised her
nine-year-old son.
“It’s not easy to
get up to see a big fire
in your home,” Naomi
Ali said of her son,
adding, “and he heard
the explosion when they
throw it through the
window.” She said that
after the attack her son
was afraid to go back to
his bed.
She said she has been
talking to him and
trying to help him deal
with the trauma of the
incident.
The
front balcony of the
Ali's home where one
of the ‘channa
bombs’ was thrown.
The Alis said that
nothing was taken from
their yard as they
inspected it following
the attack. Naomi
pointed out however that
they had once been
robbed in 2004, but they
managed to recover all
the items stolen after
they received a tip off
on who robbed them.
Yesterday’s
incident has her worried
because since she does
not know the reason
behind the attack and
cannot think of who
would do such a thing.
“I feel very nervous
thinking they will come
back,” she said.
The matter was
reported to the police
who went and dusted for
finger prints Navin Ali
said.
According to the
couple, persons who were
drinking at the head of
the street said they saw
two unknown young men
leaving the area after
the incident.
Meanwhile, Navin Ali
has offered a $1 million
reward for anyone who
may have information
that will lead to the
identification and
capture of the person/s
who threw the devices at
his home.
‘Channa bombs’
are crude explosive
devices which consist of
a glass bottle filled
with gasoline and chick
peas (channa) and a
soaked rag as wick. It
is a variation of the
Molotov cocktail.
