Dozens of youths arrested while looting Airgate Centre – VIDEO and PHOTOS
Several youth were arrested by the police on Saturday as they attempted to loot the Airgate Centre as it was being demolished.
Police were forced to use tear gas and shoot in the air to disperse the looters took the opportunity to gain access and were seen running out of the building with stolen equipment.
The youths all attempted to cart away scrap metal and other valuables from the rubble of the demolished building.
A supermarket owned by the owner of the building was still operating on the ground floor and had not removed his wares by the time the demolition exercise commenced.
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As the demolition got underway at 6am ares residents gathered outside the compound in large numbers to witness the exercise which had been put off for several weeks.
