Channa bombs lobbed at Culture Ministry

Shots fired at WaterChris

By Gaulbert Sutherland and Sara Bharrat

Some of the channa bomb debris visible.Gunmen last night attacked the Ministry of Culture, throwing two channa bombs into the compound shortly after blasting off shots at the nearby WaterChris Hotel.

There were no reported injuries in the attacks at either place. In a lightning strike, the gunmen, who were in a car, fired at least three shots at the Water Chris Hotel on Quamina Street shortly before 9:30 pm. A car, PGG 8912 that was parked in front of the hotel was hit at least two times by the bullets while there was also a visible bullet hole on the northern wall of the hotel.