Cops detain six in probe of grenade outside KN’s office

The vehicle suspected to have been used to transport the persons who threw a grenade near the vehicle of Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall on Saturday evening was parked inside the East La Penitence Police station yesterday afternoon.

Six persons including the owner of a car that was impounded on Saturday evening, less than an hour after a grenade was lobbed near the vehicle of Kaieteur News publisher Glenn Lall, were arrested yesterday morning as the probe into the matter continues.

Police, in a statement yesterday, said after reviewing surveillance footage, ranks detained a car matching the description of the vehicle used and six suspects. The suspects were arrested in the wee hours of yesterday at different locations and are in custody assisting with investigations, the statement said.