The General Directorate of Northern Governorate Police announced that two Asian cleaners were attacked and waste collection truck was also torched by attackers in Bani Jamra on early Friday morning.
The General said that a call to police was made around 4:50am reporting the arson of the truck.
“Their waste collection truck was stolen and then burned nearby. Civil Defense arrived on the scene to put out the fire,” the Ministry of Interior in a statement posted on its website said.
The driver of the truck reported to police that masked individuals broke into the vehicle and attacked the workers. They were pulled from the truck and were threatened with machetes. The attackers then stole the truck and fled the scene.
The General said that an investigation has been undertaken to quickly bring the perpetrators to justice. Anyone with any information regarding this crime should call the police hotline at 80008008. Callers’ anonymity is guaranteed.