Investigation continues into shopping mall teargas attack

Police are still searching for the two men who threw a teargas canister down an aisle in a busy Ottery supermarket in Cape Town on Friday. The motive for the attack is still unknown. The Cape Times says a staff member, who suffers from asthma, was treated by emergency services. No other injuries were reported. The Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket was filled with about 700 people at the time. The store had to be evacuated but no looting occurred and cashiers locked their tills before leaving the store. It is illegal to have teargas canisters and police are investigating the case under the Explosives Act