Vandals target popular local coffee shop, leave behind warning

A popular local coffee shop was targeted by vandals last night who, after smashing, windows left the shop with a threatening message.

The shop that was targeted was Meraki Coffee Roasters in Husnuheenaa Magu. The attackers smashed the windows of the shop with a rock before leaving a threatening note. The message warned, “Men to not act like women, and women to not act like men”.

An eye witness at the scene last night stated to “Sun” that the attackers arrived on motorcycles and the rock was thrown by the people on the leading motorcycle. The witness also stated that the first attempt to smash the windows with a rock failed.

“The first attempt by two people on an Aerox motorcycle failed to smash the window. So, they leaped upon the chairs placed outside the café’ and attempted again. The man (attacker) was covering his face. Three other motorcycles were waiting behind the leading motorcycle.” said the witness.

The rock thrown by the vandal nearly hit a man inside the coffee shop, which is a popular spot among some youths. The vandals then stuck a pink-colored note with the above message before leaving the scene.

The incident comes on the heels of a heated social media debate regarding a local young woman who has been criticized by some people for dressing as a man. The criticism also prompted a response from people supporting her on social media.