A Pakistani shop owner, who asked not to be named due to fear of reprisal, said that they received word about the protests on Monday night and made a collective decision to close several stores.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve been in this situation before and we understand that anything can happen. Although we really want to serve the community, we cannot risk being victims of any attacks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
There were reports on Tuesday and Wednesday of some shop windows broken and an attempt to loot a shop late on Wednesday afternoon. Police responded immediately and managed to calm the situation before any chaos erupted.<\/p>\n
No one was injured during the incident.<\/p>\n
Pakistani shops throughout the rest of Mhluzi remain open.<\/p>\n
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