Police have one suspect in custody and are searching for three others in connection with the firebombing of GPL’s Good Hope substation, while investigating a reported threat of another attack in Georgetown.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) said the suspect, interviewed on Thursday, provided information about the planning and execution of the November 10 attack. Police said he alleged that he and an accomplice carried it out, while two other people helped arrange and coordinate the operation. The alleged accomplice and the two suspected organisers are being sought.
According to the account given to investigators, the attackers travelled to the East Coast Demerara facility on a motorcycle with bottles containing a suspected flammable substance. One person allegedly threw an ignited bottle at the substation before they left. Police have recovered a motorcycle believed to have been used.
The GPF said the suspect also reported that his accomplice had indicated another attack would be carried out in Georgetown in the near future. Police said they are treating that information seriously as they continue efforts to locate the three people being sought.
GPL previously reported that a firebomb was thrown into the substation’s live 69-kilovolt switchyard. The company said there was no interruption to electricity supply and no major equipment damage.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident or the suspects’ whereabouts to contact the nearest station or call 911, 225-6411 or 227-1149. Investigations are continuing.
